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Mexico owes water to the US, and their farmers are fighting to keep it that way

By Abbie Perrault

“Neglected” college campuses on Texas border want a little love, and better Wi-Fi

By Shannon Najmabadi/The Texas Tribune

As the primaries approach, The Big Bend Sentinel is letting candidates introduce themselves. Part four in our series: Texas's 23rd congressional district (the Republicans)

Judge tosses Leach defamation case

By Stephen Paulsen

Bloomberg’s “Get It Done Express” arrives in Marfa as race for presidency heats up

By Stephen Paulsen

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2019 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest Announces Winners

By Big Bend Sentinel

Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love remembers the late Boyd Elder

By Sarah M. Vasquez

Presidio, Ojinaga celebrate Mexican Independence Day

By Stephen Paulsen

Features

After their removal from school, one family questions Presidio schools’ residency investigations

By Abbie Perrault

Chief Marquez reflects back on two years of Marfa PD

By Stephen Paulsen

Portraits from the Big Bend: Seph Itz

By Abbie Perrault

Portraits from the Big Bend: Jennifer Olivas

By Stephen Paulsen

Writer who brought The Simpsons to Marfa talks Emmy-winning episode

By Abbie Perrault

Portraits from the Big Bend: Carolyn Macartney

By Stephen Paulsen

Alpine Border Patrol Station remembers 9/11

By Stephen Paulsen

Big Bend rodeo showcases real ranch life

By Abbie Perrault

Photos from El Paso in the wake of the Walmart shooting

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Government

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Meet the candidates, part 4: Texas’s 23rd Congressional District (the Republicans)

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Bloomberg’s “Get It Done Express” arrives in Marfa as race for presidency heats up

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Meet the candidates, part 3: Texas’s 23rd Congressional District (the Democrats)

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Dozens of voter registration cards go undelivered in Presidio County

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Polling locations will change to comply with election code this year

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