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Published September 18Obituary: Luz Valencia
Luz Valencia, 64, passed away on September 3, 2026. She was born on May 12, 1962, in Pecos, Texas, to Juan and Virtudes Valencia. Luz dedicated many years of her life working at Safeway in Alpine, Texas, and as a home care provider in San Angelo, Texas. More than anything, she…
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Published September 18Letters to the Editor: September 18, 2026
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Published September 15Big Bend Sentinel – September 15, 2026
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Published September 15Capital Highlights: September 15, 2026
Senate GOP opens wallet for Paxton’s campaign The Senate Republican leadership is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the U.S. Senate campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with Democratic nominee James Talarico.
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Published September 14Big Bend landowners file suit over border wall
A sixth lawsuit against the Trump administration was filed on Monday morning in District of Columbia District Court over plans to build border barriers across hundreds of miles of the Big Bend region –– this time, by a coalition of 230 landowners who face having their land seized…
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Published September 11Big Bend Sentinel – September 11, 2026
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Published September 11US Border Patrol Big Bend Sector remembers 9/11
Border Patrol agents participte in 2026’s commemoration of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Border Patrol photo. ALPINE —The U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector held a commemoration ceremony today to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At the U.S.…
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Published September 11Public information, free speech rights go hand in hand
It takes time and energy to keep a close watch on our government, but it’s our right as citizens. Really, it’s a duty. Transparency laws along with liberties granted by the U.S. Constitution help us do the job. Access to public information and free speech go hand in hand. We…
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Published September 11Head of Homeland Security was a no-show for planned meeting with county judges
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin had invited border county judges to a Wednesday meeting to discuss border wall projects, but he didn’t show up, instead leaving staff members to have the discussion. “It was the same old same old,” Brewster County Judge Greg…