Opinion

You, the People, should have a voice in how your tax dollars are managed, and in 245 Texas counties, you do. Every four years, you elect someone you trust to manage the county’s funds. If they perform poorly, you fire them at the ballot box.

Sul Ross State University’s campus here in Alpine is beginning to see the successful results of a yearlong marketing campaign aimed at increasing enrollment. The majority of our increase this fall is in our graduate school, the target of the campaign – proof that our efforts are working.

Every morning I drive over “Big Hill” south of town. I’m constantly amazed at the beauty of our county. Sure, places like Jackson, Wyoming, and Moab, Utah are beautiful. But I’ll put our slice of God’s country right up there with the best of them. And when you add in Big Bend National Park ...

Youth Development programs have experienced a paradigm shift over the past several decades.

Thanks to the regime Prior to 2021 life was better due to less war, less poverty, and a strong border between the USA and Mexico. In 2021 a new regime took over America.

Untruths harm financial solvency It’s time to put some rumors about Alpine Humane Society to rest by explaining how the organization’s finances work. Alpine Humane Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

“If you think you’ve seen it all, Stick around.” — Song lyrics by Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist. This is not a sports column.

Almost 100 Texas schools have filed a lawsuit against Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) over changes to the state’s accountability system. Why?

Deteriorating society I have watched recent news reports on the evening news about many stores throughout the U.S. that are closing due to declining revenue and sales because of theft.

It comes in different dressed up names; from school choice to vouchers, let’s call it what it is: sending taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuitions.