May 2026

The University of Texas at Austin offers unmatched opportunities for undergraduates to conduct research firsthand — for some, as soon as their freshman year. Situated within the College of Natural Sciences, the Harlan J. Smith Scholars program invites astronomy students to observe and take data on a 107-inch telescope at McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.

Dominguez is actively involved in his community and currently serves as President of the Andrews Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, a position he has held since October 2019. His past service includes the Fort Stockton City Council, the Texas Bankers Association Board of Directors, and the TBA Bank Leadership Council, on which he served for a year as Chair.

I wish every child could be blessed to have a mother like mine. When my five sisters and I were babies in her womb, she never took so much as an aspirin for a headache — never ingested anything but the nutrients we needed to grow healthy and strong.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline.

Across the last two editions of this column, we have been exploring the appeal to Just War Theory toward the “justification” for a free people to go to war, which is by definition, state sponsored violence beyond a defense of the lives of those resisting ongoing armed invasion. America’s response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is the case par excellence. Given verified proof of Japan’s intention to wage war, the House of Representatives and Senate jointly approved the President’s proposal to declare war and funded a war effort.

The annual Powderpuff class competition returned to Fort Stockton High School on Tuesday morning as students packed Panther Stadium and Panther Gym for one of the school’s most anticipated traditions of the spring semester.

As graduation approaches at Fort Stockton High School, the top two students of the Class of 2026 recently sat down for a relaxed conversation reflecting on the experiences, friendships and lessons that shaped their high school careers.

The Fort Stockton City Council convened on May 11, to address a comprehensive agenda that included certifying recent election results, renaming a municipal park, and issuing several community proclamations.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: We went out of town last week and came home to find many holes in the leaves of our Nellie R. Stevens holly.

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.