September 2026

IRAAN — Iraan is more than a dot on a West Texas map. For generations of residents, it has been home — a place built through families, friendships, service and the stories passed from one generation to the next.

Larry McMurtry’s inspiration sprang from this remote spot in Texas When Netflix announced that it would be remaking Lonesome Dove, almost everyone’s thoughts turned to the classic mini-series with Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones.

From the New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen comes a murder mystery mingled with dark humor. Welcome to South Florida, where the sun is hot, the tourists plentiful, and life is about to get very strange.

The mule deer fawn crop in the Alpine area should be above average this year, according to Shawn Gray, mule deer and pronghorn program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife.

The Continuation of ... WATER, GEOLOGY, FLORA AND FAUNA CHAPTER II From: Texas Development Board, APRIL 1967 Economic Base Report on Smaller Communities Program The Edwards-Trinity Aquifer crops out, or directly underlies the Cenozoic Alluvium, in most of Pecos County.

Local authors book reading & signing

Mayor gives proclamation to City Waterworks

A familiar name to the residents of West Texas is Blue Origin, the space exploration and aeronautics company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Although headquartered in Kent, Washington, Blue Origin has a launch pad just outside Van Horn, and the company has recently been awarded a contract with NASA.

EMS Flag Raising

AUSTIN, Texas—Today, Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) President Todd Staples issued the following statement in response to calls to issue a diesel export ban.