SCOTUS gives wall construction green light
Efforts to stop border barrier construction in the Big Bend suffered a blow on Monday as the Supreme Court lifted a preliminary injunction that had halted…
Marfa ISD revises 2026-27 school calendar, gives students and staff Thanksgiving week off
MARFA — Marfa ISD has applied for a professional development minutes waiver and amended the current school year calendar to reflect changes necessary to meet the…
Marfa Public Radio launches campaign to acquire historic Crowley Theater
‘Next Stage’ campaign aims to fundraise for purchase, improvements MARFA — Marfa Public Radio announced the launch of Next Stage, a capital campaign to acquire and…
Sul Ross cuts popular nursing program
Editor’s note: This story examines the impact of Sul Ross voluntarily suspending its Bachelor of Science nursing program in October after the Texas Board of Nursing…
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Biblioteca Pública de Presidio emprende nuevo programa para niños pequeños
PRESIDIO — La Biblioteca Pública de Presidio pondrá en marcha un nuevo proyecto dirigido a niños de entre 1 y 3 años de edad, enfocado en fomentar la lectura…
Un error de cálculo obliga a los comisionados a revisar el presupuesto anual y la tasa impositiva
El condado podría perder 463.000 dólares en nuevos ingresos debido al errorCondado de Presidio La legislación estatal obliga al condado de Presidio a revocar el presupuesto y la tasa…
November 10, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
HearingsBids / RFPsLegal NoticesClassifieds / Help Wanted Hearings There are no hearings at this time. Bids / RFPs There are no bids/RFPs at this…
Doing better by Texas veterans
Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time around veterans. I know what it means to put on the uniform. I served over…
Obituary: Brenda Kay Laney Ross
Brenda Kay Laney Ross, of Arlington, Texas, was born on August 22, 1942, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Burl and Buris Laney. She passed…
Obituary: Faron Prausa
In Loving Memory of Faron Prausa Faron Prausa passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 18, 2026. His passing was unexpected and has…
Obituary: Joseph Rockwell “Rocky” Barnette
In Loving Memory of Joseph Rockwell “Rocky” Barnette June 15, 1979 – October 19, 2026 A memorial for Joseph Rockwell “Rocky” Barnette will be…
Big Bend Sentinel: November 3, 2026
Featured Stories Nov. 3 General Election tri-county info For state and national elections, see The Texas TribuneFor Texas voting information, see: www.votetexas.gov Tuesday, November…
‘Butch’ Acosta sentencing date continued to January
A federal court granted a continuance to Presidio resident Tiburcio “Butch” Acosta for his sentencing — which was scheduled for October 27 but now…
November 3, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
HearingsBids / RFPsLegal NoticesClassifieds / Help Wanted
New nonprofit proposes $2 billion trust instead of border barriers
MARFA — A newly formed advocacy group, Let Texans Do Texas (LTDT), is pushing state and federal lawmakers to abandon plans for physical border…
Mine meeting spotlights public concern and economic promise
SHAFTER — More than 100 people packed the Presidio High School cafeteria on October 27 for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) permit…
Letter to the Editor: November 3, 2026
As we nervously await news of whether or not the Supreme Court will uphold the preliminary injunction that has halted all border-related construction in…
Capital Highlights: November 3, 2026
High housing costs cut 2025 income gains High housing costs slowed income growth in Texas last year, according to figures from the U.S. Census…
Our water is not for the cloud
In the Big Bend, water has always been counted carefully. Ranchers know the depth of every well. Towns plan around aquifers that refill slowly,…
Nov. 3 General Election tri-county info
For state and national elections, see The Texas TribuneFor Texas voting information, see: www.votetexas.gov Tuesday, November 3, is the midterm General Election at the…
Flying Island Music Festival set for this week in Marfa
The Flying Island Music Festival kicks off Thursday, November 5, in Marfa with a lineup of more than 20 bands over four days. The…
Mental Health Series
The weight of the badge: Customs and Border Protection responds to rash of agent suicides
US-MEXICO BORDER — As journalists and politicians endlessly dissect the current situation on the southwest border, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is…
Big Bend’s isolation creates challenges to addressing mental health
TRI-COUNTY — Brian Enlow is much different than his brother Greg was. Greg embraced an artistic world, immersed himself in music and lived…
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Embrace the border this month with Ruidosa Church events
MARFA — The Friends of the Ruidosa Church will hold two events this week highlighting and celebrating progress on the historic adobe church on the Rio Grande, then…
Will Boone and Randy Kennedy discuss their play Red Gap
The play will air on MPR during Chinati Weekend
Richard Long’s ‘ROCKS RIVER’ to exhibit at Chinati Weekend
Richard Long, a British conceptual artist, will be a highlight of Chinati Weekend with an open exhibition and talk from the artist about his groundbreaking work in Britain…
Major Parisian artist explores ‘the unconscious’ in Presidio exhibit
Presidio — Paris has come to Presidio with a new exhibition at The Dreamers Gallery. Owner and curator Adele Jancovici hosted an opening featuring a selection of drawings…
Keep Pecos Beautiful to host inaugural Tumble West Art Fest
Keep Pecos Beautiful has announced the inaugural Tumble West Art Fest, Pecos’ first-ever mural and public art festival, taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026, in downtown Pecos in…
‘Films on the Green’ comes to MAINTENANT
Presented in partnership with MAINTENANT, Villa Albertine’s annual outdoor film series Films on the Green comes to Marfa from September 17 to September 27, 2026, showcasing French-American collaboration.…
Ballroom hosts free screening of ‘Handmade Future’
Documentary explores the challenges of artisans from 6 countries Ballroom Marfa will hold a free showing of Handmade Future, a beautiful new documentary about handmade craft facing an…
Fall with Ballroom Marfa
Issy Wood at Bull Room Ballroom Marfa has several events heading into fall. Here’s a sneak peek. Tickets and more info for all events can be found at…
Myles to read early work
Marfa Marfa Poet Eileen Myles will read from a 1979 poem while also celebrating the publication of what she calls a “new (old)” book at the Marfa Book…
Hand Upon the Land on exhibit at RULE
RULE Marfa currently is showcasing a group exhibit, Hand Upon the Land, through August 1. Artists Nathan Abels, Evan Anderman, Joseph Coniff, Jason DeMarte, Amy Hoagland, Martha Hughes,…
Schoolhouse Rock Live! on stage at the outdoor theatre in Alpine
Alpine Schoolhouse Rock Live!, a stage musical adaptation of the classic 1970s cartoon series, opened Thursday, July 2, at the Kokernot Outdoor Theatre in Alpine. “I have been…
Visualizing the ‘emotional imprint’ from a book
Dimick exhibit at Eugene Binder features 457 pages of paintings The premiere of artist Lucas Dimick’s 2666 Project will take place June 12-20 in Marfa at Eugene Binder…
‘Martha Invitational’ reunites Marfa artists past and present
A friendly crowd donning free VIP stickers lingered in the rooms at RULE Gallery Friday night to survey the works curated in the “second non-annual” Martha Invitational pop-up…
Artist’s tintype portraits takes photos into the realm of fine art
Macartney’s work centerpieces a weekend devoted to local artists See the full MarfaMUST Artist Weekend schedule at marfamust.org and @marfamust. To hear Carolyn Macartney talk about how she…
A life imagined
Hetzler Marfa presents Rinus Van de Velde’s ‘The Dinner’ Over the past 15 years, Rinus Van de Velde has been composing what he calls a “fictional autobiography,” a…
Students make music for Summer Shake-Up
MARFA Marfa Live Arts is teaming up with Marfa ISD, The Chinati Foundation and other area nonprofits once again for the 2026 installment of Summer Shake-Up, with Marfa…
‘Mimi’ biography offers an intimate look at one of Big Bend’s most famous women
While many in the Big Bend know some of the more famous exploits of Terlingua’s Mimi Webb Miller—a former lover of Mexican drug lord Pablo Acosta—a new book…
Foundation reaches milestones with Ranch Office, land acknowledgement
Dear Friends, Last Saturday Judd Foundation celebrated two milestones with the opening of the Ranch Office. The first, is that we are here because of one artist, Donald…
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