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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to launch an investigation into billions of dollars in federal contracts for a massive border infrastructure project in the Big Bend region of Texas, contracts PEER says raise serious...

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The Friends of the Pecos River, in collaboration with the Texas Produced Water Consortium, will host a community conversation about proposals to treat and reuse produced water from the oilfield to rewater the drying Pecos River basin.

The Brewster County Elections office is holding an open house on Tuesday, September 15, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Val Clark Beard Office Complex, located behind the courthouse at 203 N. 7th Street in Alpine.

Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com UPCOMING EVENTS August 28 Master Naturalist Hike, 9 a.m.

Pride Marfa returns to the high desert for its 5th Annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, creativity, and inclusivity. The event brings a weekend of art, performance, and connection to one of the most distinct cultural landscapes of the Chihuahuan Desert Region.

Five outstanding Texas public school leaders have been selected as state finalists for the 2026 Superintendent of the Year award, the Texas Association of School Boards’annual recognition of exemplary leadership in public education.

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Water took center stage Monday in Fort Stockton as a crowded and at times chaotic Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District meeting brought ranchers, landowners, residents, attorneys and officials from neighboring communities together for hours of discussion over groundwater, proposed...

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