February 2025

State Senator César J. Blanco has introduced Senate Bill 1031 (SB 1031), a legislative measure aimed at addressing Texas’ growing backlog of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications and ensuring families have timely access to food assistance.

As Texans continue to choose corn as a major food ingredient of choice — happily consuming street tacos and enchiladas and tortilla chips by the ton — research from a new study finds that corn also holds many answers to the unknown stories of the earliest people of this country.

The Fort Stockton Historical Society is set to host its annual banquet on Thursday, February 20, at the Large Community Hall in Rooney Park. This year’s event will feature a captivating program on the rise of air power during World War II, with a special focus on the role of Gibbs Field and other nearby training bases in Fort Stockton, Pyote, and Marfa.

KARA GERBERT On Sunday afternoon, the Alpine Avalanche received a notice from the Alpine Police Department (APD) that the body of an unidentified male was discovered in the 400 block of West Holland Avenue at the bridge over Alpine Creek. At approximately 1 p.m.

AUSTIN – Last Tuesday, Senator César J. Blanco, along with joint-authors Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee Vice-Chair Charles Perry, Senator Angela Paxton, Senator Mayes Middleton, and Senator Bob Hall, has pre-filed Senate Bill 9-1-1, — the Healthcare Expanded and Accessed Locally for Texans Act (HEAL Texans Act)— for the 89th Texas Legislature.

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed something never seen before: numerous red objects that appear small on the sky, which scientists soon called “little red dots” (LRDs). Though these dots are quite abundant, researchers are perplexed by their nature, the reason for their unique colors, and what they convey about the early universe.

Editor’s note: It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered evidence of guilt, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The following list is provided by the Pecos County Sheriff’s Department.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has released his top 25 legislative priorities as the legislative session gets underway, The Texas Tribune reported. They include banning all forms of consumable THC, the psychoactive ingredient in CBD products; increasing the school homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000; a Texas version of a government oversight department to improve governmental efficiency; and measures to shore up the state’s electric grid and water supply.

In 1936 Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that pennies are The Coin From Hell. It didn’t happen overnight, but inflation has reared its ugly head (inflation really should emphasize its six-pack abs and sculpted calves instead, but what do I know?) and it now costs the U.S.

Thank you On behalf of the family of Silvia Quilo, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, cards, flowers, plants, and food received during this time. We would also like to thank Pastor Alvaro Navarrette from the church 1 John 5:20 for officiating her services, where she congregated for over 30 years with her brothers and sisters in Christ, receiving the word of God.