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One of our favorite people, great friends, and regular Gazette contributor Megan Wilde just got a very well researched and beautifully written article about a complex issue published by Salon.com. U.S. horses are meeting gruesome ends abroad, while the debate rages on: Are horses 1,500 pounds of food or friend? Please read "Horses to the slaughter".

The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center is holding its Nature Camp for elementary-age children again this summer. The Desert Rat Club meets Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 12 noon, July 13-17, 2009.   more »

On Thursday, June 10, 2009, Big Bend National Park authorities received a visitor report of a group of people needing emergency medical attention in the Dugout Wells area. National Park EMT’s, and a Border Patrol EMT stationed within the park, responded to Dugout Wells and provided emergency care for a group of illegal immigrants who had been travelling in the over 100 degree temperatures for two days.   more »

As you may or may not know the legislation (HB 3335) that was passed by the Senate which created an amendment to create Lajitas Municipal District was killed by the House last night at 11:59 p.m. The Senate bill contained an amendment related to a ground water study in another county that received a great deal of opposition. While the sponsor was willing to remove that amendment it was too late. At least 7 house members filed objections to hearing the final passage of the bill by the house which in effect killed the bill and all its amendments.   more »

Recent dam releases and rainfall have raised water levels on the Rio Grande to create very favorable conditions for recreation in Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.   more »

U.S. and Canadian citizens who lack WHTI-compliant documents but are otherwise admissible will not be denied entry into the United States on June 1, and are encouraged to continue with their travel plans and to obtain facilitative and secure WHTI travel documents as soon as possible.   more »

When asked for details on the resignation, Liz Demetri, POATRI board president told the Gazette, “As I stated at the [April 25] meeting, we, the board have no announcement to make at this time. Whatever conversation you and Alida had is between the two of you.”   more »

There happen to be a crappy discount made-in-China crap store across the road from where I stand, and so I go with my small backpack of important items, leaving the big pack along the road. This is clearly an act of desperation, as I would usually cut off my hands before going into such a place looking for a hat. What I find is a fairly despicable bucket-hat-for-the-indolent, Panama hats so misinformed I can’t help but wonder if they were made in a sweatshop in North Dakota, plasticky cowboy hats(the kind you wear to attract other people with plasticky cowboy hats). by Mark Kneeskern    more »

Always so tender hearted, you never thought twice about bringing home strays who needed warmth, nourishment, and love…. So we always kept puppy and kitten chow handy, until we found the perfect home for each and every one. As the years passed, our hearts and generosity expanded, insuring that our Thanksgiving and Christmas tables were filled with misplaced and lonely souls who graced our presence, sharing in God’s blessings during the holidays.   more »

For information about the virus, "Swine Flu & You," visit the Centers for Disease Control. Check the site also for updates on the epidemic.

House Bill 4805, sponsored by Tom Craddick (R-Midland), would create the West Texas Water Supply District. The proposed legislation would create an agency that could transport water 130 miles, roughly the distance from land owned by oil entrepreneur Clayton Williams to Craddick’s district, Midland.   more »

Gazette Publisher John Waters marveled at this ditty aired on the Daily Show Monday night (March 30), as he finished writing an article about this very topic. See our April issue. for his feature, "The Eyes of Texas are on You."

Meantime, enjoy "Borderline Cops," in which "Aasif Mandvi attempts to figure out which border patrolman is the Mexican in this scenario."

Good article in Austin American Statesman. Read it here.

In 2004 de Narvaez told the participants at the first La Historia reunion she would oversee the project and hopes the windows will be installed by Easter. When the former residents and their families return for the third La Historia in October of this year, once again the windows of Santa Inez will sparkle and shine. Again, the congregants of Santa Inez will be the beauty within. by John Waters    more »

Accordingly, my first mission upon arriving in Washington is to go to the Russell Senate Office Building to show my identification and credentials. Downtown DC is abuzz, despite the wintry weather. People are in the streets everywhere, taking pictures, smiling, trying to stay with their tour groups, the marching bands rehearsing for the parade, stray floats maneuvering to the staging grounds and police at every corner directing traffic. by Susan Singleton   more »