READ BIG BEND SENTINEL Vol. 94 No. 26: july 31, 2026
Border wall contractors ordered to stop unauthorized work on state land
PRESIDIO COUNTY — Montana-based firm Barnard Construction was formally reprimanded by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) on Friday morning after the company illegally cleared more…
Jeff Davis commissioners still working on contractor road agreement
Fort Davis A road-use and improvement agreement between Jeff Davis County and Barnard Construction — a border wall contractor — was presented to the Commissioners Court…
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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…
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July 31, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
Help wanted at aramarkAramark Campus Dining is now hiring for the following positions for afternoon/evenings:Food Service WorkerLead CookPay is based on experience.Please visit our…
Capital Highlights: July 31, 2026
New challenge to school funding system The Midland school district is suing Education Commissioner Mike Morath and other state leaders in another challenge to…
Presidio city administrator retires
Council hears grant updates, tables discussion on RV ordinance Presidio Presidio City Administrator Pablo Rodriguez was presented with a certificate by the City Council…
Letters to the Editor: July 31, 2026
To build or not to build? To abide by the rule of law or not to abide by the rule of law? That is…
Appeals court rules in dispute over Redford memorial site
Background on this story, including statements from parties involved. Redford-area landowners Baxter and Amber Box recently lost their appeal in a lawsuit trying to…
July 28, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds
NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 26-122-CCPR-00006 On the 1st day of July, 2026, Letters Testamentary upon the estate of Michael R. Murphy,Deceased, were issued to Deborah…
Annual free school supplies and ice cream social on August 15
The annual School Supplies Giveaway and Ice Cream Social will be at St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church on Saturday, August 15, beginning at 10 a.m. Families…
Marfa City Council set to discuss tax rate, water issues
Marfa The City Council will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. to hear a presentation on proposed tax rates for the next fiscal year. Also…
Popular RV park owners draws ire for renting to wall contractors
Terlingua One of Terlingua’s original safe spaces will be used now by border wall contractors. Austin-based owner Harlan Stanley confirmed that 20 spaces of…
Opinon: Why harassing wall workers, local business and individuals kills resistance to the wall
See the news story I am writing this under circumstances I never imagined when I settled in Terlingua. As I prepare for an upcoming…
Meeting set on lengthy wait times at port of entry
Presidio The Presidio Municipal Development District is hosting a community “listening session” on recent long wait times at the Presidio-Ojinaga Port of Entry on…
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
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…
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…
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