READ BIG BEND SENTINEL Vol. 94 No. 15
Presidio HSI agent, businessman buys land and leases it to a border wall contractor
Fisher Sand & Gravel acquires lease from Fernando Juarez Presidio A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent and former Presidio City Council member and current member of…
Marfa ISD adds new board member
At Monday night’s meeting, the Marfa ISD Board of Trustees administered the oath of office to newly-appointed Board Member Paul Salgado. After a brief deliberation, Board…
Ranch resort contests silver mine’s water discharge permit
State opens the permit issue for public comment Shafter A local resort owner is contesting a renewal permit for wastewater discharge from the Shafter Silver Mine,…
Summer is starting with a spark at the Museum of the Big Bend and across the region
Alpine Spark! Places of Innovation, a traveling exhibit created by the Smithsonian Institute, is coming to the Museum of the Big Bend, while events designed to…
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Instalan centro de operaciones para el muro fronterizo en Presidio
Presidio La maquinaria pesada está llegando al lugar. Apenas una semana después de recibir un contrato federal de 2.600 millones de dólares para la construcción del muro fronterizo, subcontratistas…
Inversores de centros de datos buscan grandes extensiones de terreno en Presidio
Presidio Las polvorientas afueras de Presidio podrían cubrirse pronto de naves industriales destinadas a centros de datos. Dos promotores de un complejo de centros de datos sondearon el interés…
Previous Print Editions
June 23 & 26, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a mixed beverage permit by Trailer Bar, LLC dba Trailer Bar,…
Presidio calls for interested persons for council, boards
Presidio Presidio is in need of civically inclined citizens. The town has been seeking letters of interest for five seats across three different boards,…
June 18, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
NOTICE OF JOB OPPORTUNITY Name of Company MEANS RANCH CO. LTD. Contact Person Jackie W. Means, Partner – Email: jackie@meansranch.comTelephone: 915-828-3547 Job Location 1553…
Birthday bash celebration for Big Bend
Terlingua Lightning struck and thunder rolled, but the party went on for Big Bend. While 82 years young isn’t a major milestone, it’s still…
Print paper goes on hiatus
Dear Readers, We have decided to take a hiatus from printing the paper edition of Big Bend Sentinel this summer, while we figure out…
Marfa ISD updates
School may be out for summer, but Marfa ISD employees and board members are still hard at work with day camps, a superintendent search,…
Defenders say lack of indictments is straining the legal system
Tri-County When Matthew “Matty” Gray opened fire with his pistol on a woman and her car in the parking lot of Marfa Open in…
Back from the dead: Zombie wells
Entombed in the salty bed of an ancient sea that once covered West Texas there lie thousands of forgotten oil wells in so-called “dead…
Park superintendents pen 2nd letter to DHS
June 15, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security Dear Secretary Mullin: We write to you again, following up…
Library hosts Kid Cafe
Marfa It’s time for the annual Summer Shake-up restaurant extravaganza, Kid Cafe, presented by Marfa Public Library and the Marfa Independent School District. The…
Obituary: Toribio Rodriguez
Toribio Rodriguez, 89, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026, in Lakewood, Colorado, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Fort Davis,…
Car hits pedestrian resulting in minor injuries
Alpine A 76-year-old woman from Selma, Texas, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday after being struck by a car while crossing…
Obituary: Sue Cottey Butcher
Sue Cottey Butcher, 95, an adventurous and fun-loving spirit with scores of friends in Marfa, died peacefully June 2, 2026, in San Antonio. Born…
AEP turns to county in search for substation site
Presidio County Presidio County officials are weighing whether county-owned land could be made available for a new AEP Texas substation, as the utility continues…
Mental Health Series
In a mental health crisis, Big Bend residents have options for help
Direct Hotline 988 is in place, but few know of its existence TRI-COUNTY — Few Americans are aware of a relatively new…
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…
Alpine program provides mental health support for seniors
TRI-COUNTY — A program housed in the Big Bend Regional Hospital provides crucial mental healthcare services that brighten the lives of seniors,…
A ‘deficient’ safety net
TRI-COUNTY — Jeff Davis County Justice of the Peace Mary Ann Luedecke picks up her frantically chiming cell phone. “I don’t know…
Hospital district, Big Bend National Park explore addition of mental healthcare providers
BREWSTER COUNTY — The Big Bend region’s dire need for more mental health resources was central to discussion among local political and medical…
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…
The Big Bend Sentinel partners with Presidio County Community Fund for mental health reporting series
MARFA –– The Big Bend Sentinel is publishing a series of articles on mental and behavioral health starting with next week’s issue,…
Schools play a vital role in student mental health but face several challenges meeting needs
TRI-COUNTY — The need for mental and behavioral health resources in schools has never been more dire, with rates of depression, anxiety and…
Few options available for substance abuse treatment in the Big Bend
FAR WEST TEXAS — Big Bend residents are no strangers to tackling problems posed by the physical isolation of their home turf.…
New community-based therapy offers benefits for rural areas
TRI-COUNTY — A series of articles on mental health published by The Big Bend Sentinel the past two months has highlighted both…
Visuals
The ARTS
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…
GHOST TOWN BRONZE
New sculptures in Shafter capture early ranch life When John Poindexter, Cibolo Creek Ranch owner, and Tom Davis, the ranch manager, set out to restore a series of…
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. The morning…
Ranch Office pays homage to Judd’s Ayala de Chinati
Marfa When artist Donald Judd purchased a former grocery on Highland Avenue in downtown Marfa in 1991, it was one of the last buildings he acquired in town…
Cardboard Zoo Collective adds critters to wall protests
Photos by Jennifer Pittinger A massive joint protest took place in Austin at the state Capitol on April 4, along with a floating protest on the Rio Grande…
Community Day set for Chinati
The Chinati Foundation will hold another Community Day on Sunday, April 26, for a day celebrating the tri-county community. This year’s Community Day activities include open viewing of…
Free play, ‘La Casa de Bernarda Alba,’ opens at Bullroom Friday
Marfa Ballroom Marfa presents La Casa de Bernarda Alba, directed by Richard Maxwell of New York City Players, at the Bullroom on April 10–11 at 7:30 p.m. at…
Greeson captures raw beauty of the natural world
Bobby Greeson is a multidisciplinary artist equally comfortable with photography, filmmaking or design. His parents enrolled him in painting classes at age 6 and bought him his first…
Colossal glazed stoneware coming to Ballroom Marfa
Raven Halfmoon’s Flags of Our Mothers, the first major traveling exhibition for the artist, featuring new and recent works made over the last five years, will open at…
Group exhibition asks artists to ‘take a position’
MAINTENANT, Marfa’s boxing and gallery space, is presenting What Are You Fighting For, a group exhibition that asks artists to take a position—responding visually, materially, conceptually or textually…
Works signal outward and encounter a return
Marfa RULE Gallery presents Signal and Return, two concurrent solo exhibitions featuring paintings by Joe Clower (1937–2024) and Polaroid works by the artist collaborative El Disco. Installed in…
Marfa Live Arts showcases playwrights
Marfa Monologues by Marfa Junior High students will come to life at Marfa Lives Arts’ Spring Showcase Theater with local actors at Planet Marfa on Tuesday, April 7,…
Ballroom Marfa to present ‘La Casa de Bernarda Alba’ in the Bullroom
When Federico García Lorca was only eight years old, he began eavesdropping on neighbors’ conversations from the shared well that served his aunt Matilde’s home in Valderubbio, Spain.…
Artists to collaborate on pieces reflecting on a border wall
Artists are invited to gather and create at “Artists Against the Wall” on Saturday, March 28, from 1-9 p.m. at the Rio Grande Village group campsite in Big…
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