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FBI establishes permanent presence in the Big Bend region with new Alpine office

By Mary Cantrell

County officials initiate search for new surveillance equipment, deputy

PRESIDIO COUNTY — On Tuesday morning, Judge Jennifer Wright presided over a hearing in the 394th District Court on access to a road snaking through remote, rural Presidio County. Ayres ...

Sen. Blanco files HEAL Texans Act in hopes of expanding rural healthcare options

Little Juice delivery service comes to Marfa on March 27

By Allegra Hobbs

Visuals

Texture Presidio – Yosdy Valdivia

By Hannah Gentiles

Artist Lucy Skaer considers human-animal relationships, agrarian culture during Chinati residency

By Mary Cantrell

Texture Presidio – Oscar Cabello

By Hannah Gentiles

Features

Texture Presidio – Hiram Carrera and the Presidio Trading Post

By Hannah Gentiles

In rural Far West Texas, justices of the peace confront a death-investigation system that’s failing unknown migrants

By Mary Cantrell

Marfa now home to not 1, but 2, digital art galleries: Art Blocks and Glitch

By Mary Cantrell

Photographer Sarah Wilson releases new book documenting her grandfather’s paleontology career, Big Bend landscapes

By Mary Cantrell

Despite skyrocketing property values, tri-county schools struggle to stay afloat

By Mary Cantrell

‘The Dead Still Speak’: una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con el arqueólogo Tom Alex

In blue Presidio County, Republicans — aided by political action committee — aim to win in November

By Allegra Hobbs

Trans-Pecos Special Section: festival previews, interviews, and more

By Big Bend Sentinel

Historical markers, commemorating Presidio history, will finally be moved from Marfa to Presidio

Government

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City of Presidio receives third consecutive positive audit

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Sen. Blanco files HEAL Texans Act in hopes of expanding rural healthcare options

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FBI establishes permanent presence in the Big Bend region with new Alpine office

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County officials initiate search for new surveillance equipment, deputy

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Marfa Police Chief Steve Marquez resigns

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