Big Bend News for Alpine Texas & Brewster County
Alpine Mayor Ramos By John Waters [This article originally appeared in the September 2018 print edition of the Big Bend Gazette.] On July 23, Alpine Mayor Andres “Andy” Ramos was charged by Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson with the crime of “Obscene Display or Distribution” of pornography. The charge stems […]
With 100% of precincts reporting, Republican Pete Flores has defeated Democrat Pete Gallego by 52.99% of votes to 47.00%. Election results from the Texas Secretary of State Elections Division show Flores received 23,576 votes and Gallego received 20,911 votes. According to the San Antonio Express-News, it is the first time in […]
In the special election for Texas Senate District 19, Alpine native Pete Gallego-D will face off with Pete Flores-R in a runoff election. According to the Texas Secretary of State Election Division with 100% of Precincts reporting, Flores received 8,965 votes or 34.37%, Gallego received 7,541 votes or 28.91% and in […]
At the Alpine City Council meeting last night, City Manager Jessica Garza said the city-owned recycling center in Alpine is now open to all Brewster County residents. Currently, the plastic recycling bin is full and the center is not accepting plastics at this time. This afternoon Brewster County Judge Eleazar […]