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In 2024, Sul Ross hosted its inaugural Water in the Desert Conference, inviting experts, legislators, and stakeholders to share their stories, work, and research on how to preserve a desert’s most precious resource: water.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I planted these Arizona cypresses eight years ago. They are getting too large.

The new year began with significant progress on highway expansion, safety improvements and local mobility projects across the state. The work includes major interstate reconstruction in Texas’ largest cities, pedestrian and bicyclist upgrades, rural safety projects and new construction breaking ground in fast-growing communities.

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The Fort Stockton City Council moved to expand local housing and secure future infrastructure funding during a regular meeting February 9. Leaders authorized a neighborhood zoning exception and ordered a May special election to reauthorize a dedicated street maintenance tax.

On Saturday, February 21 at 2 p.m. the Fort Stockton Film Society will present Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino. Clint Eastwood plays a retired Ford Motor company worker in Korean war veteran who has watched his neighborhood change as immigrants come in.

History breathed through the Espino Conference Center on Saturday, February 7, as descendants and devotees of the Big Bend gathered for the 33rd Pioneer Reunion. Under the theme “Heritage and Horizons of the Big Bend,” the event served as a living archive, where the rugged terrain’s “human mosaic” was pieced together through oral histories, laughter, and a touch of mourning for a fading generation.

This Friday, February 13, at noon, the Pecos County Senior Citizen’s Center will host a Valentine’s celebration at the Large Community Hall. The meal will be an Italian feast.

The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (MPGCD) has scheduled a regular board meeting for February 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the district’s office located at 405 North Spring Drive in Fort Stockton, with provisions for public attendance both in person and via Zoom.