Notice of a Public Hearing for setting Annual Compensation of Brewster County Auditor and Assistant Auditor. A Public Hearing will be held by Judge Roy Ferguson, 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster County, Texas, on September 1, 2015 at 9 am in the District Courtroom of the Brewster County Courthouse at 201 […]

Alpine City Manager Erik Zimmer has sent the following letter to Alpine resident Manfred Fritsche, and made it available to local media: Dear Manfred: After listening to a year and a half of your comments, and most recently your continued beratement of me personally, I’ve decided to offer you some […]

Hurd on the Hill: Moving Towards North American Energy Security For almost four decades, there’s been a ban on exporting U.S. crude. While it’s not always the case, most decisions made almost 40 years ago by the federal government rarely still reflect the current political or economic realities of the […]

The Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition (CDEC) has launched a new Certified Habitat program that encourages people to landscape their yards with native plants and help create more backyard habitats for local wildlife. Landscaping and planting native plants helps to attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife species. These mini habitats when […]

Remember the 5th grade, when you had to stand up in front of the whole school and spell a word you were sure you knew how to spell? I do, and I missed the word “diamond.” That started me on a lifelong quest to win a spelling bee. Never happened […]