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A reunion for the record books

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 faded sign welcoming visitors to Coyanosa was refurbished by contributions of reunion goers and will stand again for future generations. From left to right Vickie Colls Schwiening, Cathy Jamison Colls, Pam Jamison Kiser. Courtesy Photos of Rachel Camp Photography

Window Trail closed at national park

Effective immediately, the Window Trail in the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park is closed to public use until further notice. This emergency closure is due to significantly increased bear activity in the narrow trail corridor, and the safety of both the bears and the public is paramount.
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Help available to pay utility bills

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs recently launched Texas Utility Help to help eligible low-income Texas homeowners and renters pay their utility bills.
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Capital Highlights: TEA releases STAAR results

The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Results for grades 3-8, which showed across-the-board improvements in all grades and subjects, with especially significant gains in reading.
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Ballistic film purchase approved

All student-attended Fort Stockton ISD campuses will have an added layer of safety by the time the 2022-2023 school year starts. Ballistic film will be installed at the Apache, Alamo, intermediate, middle school, and high school campuses within the next four weeks.
The Fort Stockton Intermediate School will receive important protection from potential intruders/threats via ballistic film as numerous classrooms have windows facing the front of the campus on Second Street. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Texas Water Trade unveils aquifer protection fund

Texas Water Trade, a nonprofit organization established to enable the use of voluntary water transactions to benefit people and nature, has unveiled its first Aquifer Protection Fund to allow landowners to conserve their groundwater without losing ownership of it.
Comanche Springs fascinates many during the few months it fills the canal in Rooney Park and the Comanche Creek every year. Pictured is a group of attendees at the first ever SpringsFest event that was organized by Texas Water Trade on March 12 of this year. Photo by Nathan Heuer

BRI hosts international exchange

The Borderlands Research Institute, housed at Sul Ross State University, hosted students from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, a Mexican public university located in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Students visited with conservation agencies throughout the Big Bend, including the ranches of the Dixon Water Foundation in Marfa, to see the results of restoration projects.
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