Vol. 93 No. 3
Featured Stories
City Hall shake up: Marfa city manager axed
MARFA — Marfa City Council members voted to terminate City Manager Andrea Walter at a special council meeting held on Tuesday at noon, effective immediately. Walter was given an hour to…
AI data center could be coming to Marfa
Local officials are privy to the proposal but lack details on key factors like water use PRESIDIO COUNTY — Marfa grasslands, long inhabited by grazing cattle, could soon be the site…
Fort Davis ISD names Ralph Traynham interim superintendent
FORT DAVIS — The Fort Davis ISD School Board voted Monday to hire a new interim superintendent but left the former interim superintendent — Graydon Hicks — in limbo on paid…
AEP proposes new substation on Oak Street, prompting resident backlash
MARFA — American Electric Power (AEP) is proposing to build a new, much larger, substation on Oak Street, catty-corner to the existing substation’s current location, and is seeking a rezone in the…
Automatic water meters pilot kicks off amidst customer complaints
ALPINE — Following approval of a new utility billing software in March, the Alpine City Council took an initial look at updating city water meters during its Tuesday meeting with the…
Trump teases expanded military power on the Texas-Mexico border
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, the Trump administration released a memo regarding the “Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border,” which included the transfer of a narrow federally-owned strip of land…
Early voting starts next week
TRI-COUNTY — Early voting for the May 3 General Election begins next week on Tuesday, April 22, and runs through Tuesday, April 29. The Marfa election was canceled due to only incumbents…
Presidio ISD to host Q&A session about school bond
PRESIDIO — This upcoming Wednesday, April 23, Presidio ISD will host a Q&A session about the $9.9 million school bond that will appear on the May 3 ballot. The bond would…
