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 application for…
Elections 2026
November 3 General Election Results For state and national elections, see The Texas TribuneFor Texas voting information, see: www.votetexas.gov Editor’s note: We will post results by…
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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…
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
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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…
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…
October 29, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
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Updated: Video shows wall contractors making vulgar comments about woman after man camp incident
Questions arise over sheriff’s deputies’ actions This story has been updated from an article posted online Saturday.
Library’s costume contest rises from the grave
MARFA — Marfa Public Library’s annual Halloween costume contest and party creeps back from the dead on Saturday, October 31, in the library courtyard.…
Presidio City Council raises water rate
PRESIDIO – The Presidio City Council voted to increase rates on water and landfill usage in an ongoing bid to raise revenue. All water…
An idea for a border wall anthem turned into a love song for the Big Bend
West Texas Exiles and Jimmie Dale Gilmore song benefits The Big Bend Sentinel Austin writer Glenn Smith thinks a lot about the Big Bend,…
Marfa ISD receives ‘Excellence in Education’ nominations, new dress code for staff
MARFA – The Marfa ISD School Board met at a regular meeting Monday night to hear updates – including nominations for H-E-B’s educator awards.…
Capital Highlights: October 29, 2026
State has record number of registered voters With early voting ending Friday, October 30, Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden announced the state has…
Letters to the Editor: October 29, 2026
Justice Samuel Alito, who gets the first look at all applications from Texas for Supreme Court action, has given the plaintiffs until this Thursday,…
October 27, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
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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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Visuals
The ARTS
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…
Chinati Community Day to feature art, music, workshops and dinner
The Chinati Foundation is once again opening their doors to celebrate our local communities with an open house, workshops, music and a free dinner on Sunday.
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