Opinion

“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” — Robert Orben (1927-2023) American comedy writer and magician July 4, 1976.

When Sul Ross Normal College was approved to open in 1917, the legislature did something more than authorize an institution of higher education; it offered an acknowledgement that came with a promise: That acknowledgement: One of a state’s functions is to serve its citizens with an educational...

Old houses, I thought, do not belong to people ever, not really; people belong to them. — Book author Gladys Taber (1899–1980).

Many serious conditions develop without warning signs. By the time symptoms appear, the disease may already be significantly advanced. This June, Big Bend Regional Medical Center is drawing attention to what that means for men’s health—and what can be done about it.

Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on the Border Wall (“Border wall outcries fall on deaf ears,” Vol. 135, No. 25, 06/18/2026).

Alpine native Stephen Wood, who owns Sky Island Culinary with his wife Elizabeth, happily shared his go-to recipe for a sweet ending.

“If you want to serve as an example — it’s easier done than said.” — Frank Sonnenberg, The Path to a Meaningful Life Sunday is Father’s Day. Previous pieces occupying this space have waxed eloquent on Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, more often when my parents were still living.

We write to you again, following up on our letter from May 21, 2026. We are six former superintendents and a former deputy superintendent of Big Bend National Park, with over 250 collective years of National Park Service (NPS) experience.

Gains seen in all subjects on STAAR tests Texas high school students showed improvement in every subject in this spring’s end-of-course STAAR exams, the Texas Education Agency reported. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, biology and U.S.

By now, most of us have heard of the current return of the New World Screwworm to American soil through a confirmed case on Wednesday, June 3, in a calf in South Texas.