Viva Big Bend returns for its 11th season July 27-31 with live music in Alpine, Marathon, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Terlingua. More than 60 shows are scheduled, showcasing musicians featured from the past year in Texas Music Magazine.
Texas Music Magazine has been covering all genres of Texas music while profiling artists from every corner of the state since 2000, and the line-up at Viva reflects that diversity.
On July 19 a federal jury convicted Thomas Scott Perkins, 31, of Fort Stockton on child pornography charges.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Homeland Security Investigations agents determined that Perkins was sharing child pornography online. A search warrant was executed at Perkins’ residence, and multiple hard drive devices were discovered that contained 95,316 images and 1,237 videos of child pornography.
Theresa Y. Quiroz has been named Chief Executive Officer of Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc., effective July 20, 2022.
On July 16, approximately 200 people gathered in Coyanosa at the newly constructed community center for the Coyanosa/Imperial Reunion.
Vintage photos, decades of yearbooks/memorabilia, and decorations reflecting the history of the area filled the new structure.
The reunion was the first of its kind since 1977 and was organized by Cathy Jamison Colls, Vickie Colls Schwiening and Pam Jamison Kiser.
As we cross the halfway point of July, wildfire danger continues to increase across the state. On Friday, Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters responded to 15 new wildfires that burned 651 acres. As of Sunday, there were eight active wildfires; the largest was the Nethery Road Fire in Kimble County, involving an estimated 3,500 acres. It has been 70% contained.
