Big Bend Sentinel

10/12/2025

City Council's Tuesday agenda includes rezoning for AEP substation. Will members vote after months of hearings and delays? Here's a list of our full coverage of the issue since last spring--no paywalls--it's all free. The meeting is Tuesday, 6 p.m., in the Casner Room at City Hall. Also on the agenda is a closed session with a city administrator candidate and possible acquisition of a K-9 unit for the Marfa Police Department....more on those issues soon.
https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/10/12/aep-substation-vote-likely-tuesday/

10/12/2025

Chinati Foundation's Open House closes at 2 p.m. today. Last chance to see the ongoing exhibits and Sandback's work.

https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/10/08/sandback-sculpture-exhibition-returns-to-chinati-weekend/

10/11/2025

On view today at Chinati's Open Housee.

In this remote Far West Texas town, where the high desert meets the intellectual rigor of art, the Chinati Foundation stands as a monument to permanence and stark geometry. It is a place dedicated to Donald Judd’s vision: objects that exist in dialogue with space, light, and time. For this year’...

10/10/2025

UPDATE below. It finally happened. County Judge Joe Portillo replaces David Beebe on the Commissioners Court after Beebe's inadvertent resignation. This sets the state for an event more intense matchup between Beebe and Portillo in the March Democratic Primary for county judge.

UPDATE: Apologies to Mr. Knight. Someone impersonating him via text stated their unavailability for comment. The story has been updated with comments from Knight this morning, and the article includes a correction. To be frank. We were pranked.

Last weekend, County Judge Joe Portillo said he was interviewing a handful of people to replace Precinct 4 County Commissioner David Beebe—who inadvertently resigned after announcing his candidacy too early for county judge for the Democratic Party Primary in March, likely against Portillo. The ju...

10/10/2025

Jazz will be served at the Capri tonight.

Renowned jazz musician and composer Roscoe Mitchell is scheduled to perform with his trio at the Chinati Foundation as part of Chinati Weekend 2025 in Marfa, Texas. The concert will be held at The Capri, 603 W. San Antonio Street, on Friday, October 10, at 8 p.m. The performance will feature Mitchel...

10/10/2025

A musician and an artist: Roscoe Mitchell.

In conjunction with Roscoe Mitchell’s music performance on Friday of Chinati Weekend, MAINTENANT presents 29 vibrant new paintings by the legendary composer and performer.  These delightfully playful, jubilantly colorful canvases sport various repeated motifs and themes, custodians of codes and k...

10/10/2025

Council agenda for Tuesday includes possible vote on the rezoning for the AEP substation.

Also under consideration is a K-9 officer for the Police Department.

And finally, there a brief mention of "Update on tax note," which may or may not get into the legality of Marfa's approved tax rate this year.

The meeting is Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Casner Room at City Hall. We'll put the link to the full agenda in the comments.

10/09/2025

Background on the history of the bull barn that became Ballroom Marfa's "Bullroom." And Snappy the cat.

A grimace. In death. It was a cold, gray day in Marfa as I sat inside Presidio County’s bull barn, planted on a hard wide plank on the bottom row of bleachers that surrounded an auction pen on three sides. A deep dim surrounded me, save a beam of daylight shooting through a door I […]

10/09/2025

Check out our homepage for complete coverage of Chinati Weekend and its open house events. Schedules, features and more...

As the art world descends upon Marfa this week, there’s lots of buzz about all the upcoming activities and attractions: the special exhibitions and gallery openings, artist talks and studio visits, the live music performances and, of course, the open viewing of the Chinati Foundation’s collectio...

10/09/2025

Support your local artists and artisans. MarfaMUST (Marfa Untitled Studio Tour) is back again for Chinati Weekend with open studios throughout the weekend. See all times and locations here.

In conjunction with the Chinati Foundation showcases, the Marfa Untitled Studio Tour (MUST) will be hosting studio tours for more than a dozen local artists and artisans — all mapped out for you. Explore open studios, pop-ups, and Chinati events throughout this immersive weekend of art from Octobe...

10/08/2025

City Councilmember Raul Lara—the only “no” vote on the City Council’s adopted tax rate increase of nearly 70%—filed a complaint with Attorney General Ken Paxton last week saying the increase violated a new state law.

Marfa City Councilmember Raul Lara—the only “no” vote on the City Council’s adopted tax rate increase of nearly 70%—filed a complaint with Attorney General Ken Paxton last week saying the increase violated a new state law. Council members stated that the increase was intended to fund a $5 ...