The Big Bend Sentinel

07/08/2025

Shooting in OJ takes Presidio man's life. Three others uninjured.

OJINAGA — A 27-year-old man from Presidio was killed early Sunday morning after he and his friends were chased in their Jeep from a bar in Ojinaga by another group of men who opened fire on them. The deceased, Alan Valenzuela, was previously a student in Presidio ISD schools, according to Presidio...

07/08/2025

Hot Mic....Council members discussed limiting city administrator search to male candidates in open session.

Council members discussed limiting city administrator search to male candidates in open session MARFA — Council member Travis Acreman is calling on fellow Council Members Raul Lara, Eddie Pallarez and Mark Morrison to resign following an exchange about the vacant city administrator position that ...

07/07/2025

This week Marfa ISD School Board trustees named Rosie Martinez, the elementary school principal, the principal of both campuses and named Linda Ojeda, the athletic director, the dean of students.

“These are two ladies that are well respected in this district, that teachers can look to for mentorship and for guidance,” Interim Superintendent Arturo Alferez said of the decision. “They are invested in the district, invested in the community, invested in the students. You just can’t go wrong there.”

https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/07/02/marfa-isd-administrators-named-to-new-positions/

07/04/2025

Attorney Dick DeGuerin continues his decade-long streak of reading the Declaration of Independence at the Presidio County Courthouse today, July 4, at noon. The reading is a statewide effort of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, which has members aim to do a reading at every courthouse in Texas. DeGuerin is a founding member and Hall of Fame Member of the association.

07/04/2025

Wowza!

MARFA — The stark white facade of Ballroom Marfa facing the town’s main thoroughfare was recently transformed thanks to a new mural by artist Ozzie Juarez. Juarez — who is from Compton, California — has been working on the project throughout the past week and is also a featured artist in the...

07/03/2025

While P&Z recommended that council deny AEP’s rezone request, council members’ initial reactions on Tuesday indicated that they didn’t necessarily agree with the decision to deny...

MARFA — The air in the Casner Room at City Hall was tense Tuesday night as the public first heard the mayor and City Council’s reactions to the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission’s recommendation to deny a rezone request from American Electric Power (AEP.)  AEP is requesting to rezone a res...

07/03/2025

This story has been updated from today's print version, mainly to note that Jim White's lawyer has filed a motion to reset the trial from August 18 to sometime around November 3 due to ankle surgery and questions about the Presidio County courthouses elevator and lack of air conditioning.

As trial nears, deadlines loom and a question of whether adopted son has joined the mix surfaces PRESIDIO COUNTY — The Big Bend Sentinel became the focus of a hearing last Thursday on whether the judge in the White family Brite Ranch legal battle should allow a change of venue because of extensive...

07/03/2025

Looks like a partly cloudly/sunny weekend for most of us...we shall see. Happy 4th!

July 4th Celebration — Alpine Friday, 7/4, 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.The annual gathering will once again be at the Brewster County Courthouse lawn. It starts with a parade from Kokernot Park to the courthouse, see the map of the route below and the detailed schedule of events. https://visitalpinetx.com/...

07/03/2025

06/29/2025

In a strange and disturbing incident in a Jeff Davis Commissioners Court meeting Friday, publisher David Flash is tackled, handcuffed and lectured. Note: This story does not contain the vast amount of context on David Flash over the past two years, nor does it detail the entirety of his legal battles with the county. More to come on that.

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY — David Flash, the photographer behind the popular Big Bend Times page and website, was tackled by a deputy in a Jeff Davis Commissioners Court meeting Friday and detained and handcuffed for allegedly disrupting the court session, according to Flash, witness accounts and...

06/29/2025

Eulalia Muñiz, a cherished matriarch, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and unforgettable friend, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025, in Alpine, Texas, at the age of 102. Born on November 2, 1922, in Terlingua, Texas, Eulalia’s life was a tapestry woven with love, laughter, and unwavering strength.

Eulalia Muñiz, a cherished matriarch, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and unforgettable friend, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025, in Alpine, Texas, at the age of 102. Born on November 2, 1922, in Terlingua, Texas, Eulalia’s life was a tapestry woven with love, laughter, and ...

06/29/2025

David James Howard, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and community leader, passed away, at the age of 86, from cancer at his home on June 7, 2025. Dave likely battled the disease for multiple years but dismissed his pain to “old age and hard work.” He was born on September 8, 1938, in Lowell, Massachusetts.

David James Howard, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and community leader, passed away, at the age of 86, from cancer at his home on June 7, 2025. Dave likely battled the disease for multiple years but dismissed his pain to “old age and hard work.” He was born on September 8, 1938, in Low...