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Brewster County News

Local news for Brewster County, Texas, county seat Alpine. Every story is from a local paper or regional outlet, with a plain-language bottom line on what it means for residents and a link to the original reporting. Updated daily.

Oct 31 · Sports · CBS7 Odessa
HIGHLIGHTS: Big Spring def. Fort Stockton 25-14
Big Spring beat Fort Stockton 25-14 at home on Oct. 31, 2026, earning its first district win. Both teams now stand 1-3 in 4A-2 District 2.
Original at CBS7 Odessa ↗
Oct 30 · Public safety · NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa)
Garmin emergency text leads to Black Hawk helicopter rescue in Brewster County
A person on a river trip in Brewster County was rescued by a Black Hawk helicopter and hospitalized after an emergency text was sent to authorities from a Garmin device.
Original at NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa) ↗
Oct 30 · Public safety · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Updated: Video shows wall contractors making vulgar comments about woman after man camp incident
A Brewster County deputy's bodycam video, obtained through an open records request, shows wall contractors making vulgar remarks about a Terlingua woman who complained they trespassed on her land. Deputy Preston Bolton also made a comment that drew laughter; the sheriff says it referred to wine.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 14 · Public safety · KVIA El Paso
PHOTO GALLERY: Tornado touches down in Fort Stockton
A tornado touched down in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Wednesday around 2:30 p.m., as captured in photos shared by local resident Tracy Novak.
Original at KVIA El Paso ↗
Oct 14 · Border · NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa)
Border Patrol seizes 14 pounds of fentanyl in Sierra Blanca
Border Patrol agents seized 14 pounds of fentanyl in Sierra Blanca, a community located in the district's Big Bend region.
Original at NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa) ↗
Oct 14 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Print paper will be bi-weekly: An update from our executive director
The Big Bend Sentinel will print bi-weekly for the remainder of the year while raising $250,000 to rebuild its financial foundation.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 10 · Public safety · NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa)
Wanted man reportedly sparks multi-agency search in Jeff Davis County
A wanted man triggered a multi-agency search in Jeff Davis County, involving the Culberson and Reeves County Sheriff's Offices and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Original at NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa) ↗
Oct 10 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
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The Big Bend Sentinel is soliciting one-time, monthly, or annual donations to support community journalism in the region.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Crossword: October 8, 2026
The Big Bend Sentinel published its October 8, 2026 crossword puzzle and requested reader donations to support community journalism in the region.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Will Boone and Randy Kennedy discuss their play Red Gap
Marfa Public Radio is airing a reading of the play Red Gap, co-written by Will Boone and Randy Kennedy, which dramatizes the 1927 Santa Claus bank robbery in Cisco, Texas.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Richard Long’s ‘ROCKS RIVER’ to exhibit at Chinati Weekend
British artist Richard Long will exhibit his work 'ROCKS RIVER' and give a talk at Chinati Weekend, highlighting his history of land art and walking.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
In its 3rd year Marfa MUST helps connect artists far and wide
Marfa MUST, a local artist directory launched in 2024, is hosting its first international guest artist, Belgian multidisciplinary artist Reinout Zeeger, for the exhibition Marfa Lights.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Letter From The Editor: Turbulent times lead to a new future for the newspaper
The Big Bend Sentinel is transitioning to a nonprofit model after publisher Roger Black failed to secure funds to print the paper, despite a strong front-page story on eminent domain.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Border · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Big Bend artists band together against the wall
Big Bend artists are creating works depicting the border wall construction, while local galleries serve as campaign stops for gubernatorial candidates Gina Hinojosa and Brandon Herrera.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 9 · Border · WFAA Dallas
In Texas’ Big Bend, landowners dig in as a judge hits pause on Trump’s border wall
A judge has paused the Trump administration's $46 billion border wall project in Texas' Big Bend region, where local landowners are strongly opposing the construction.
Original at WFAA Dallas ↗
Oct 8 · Public safety · KVIA El Paso
Man dies in truck rollover, fire on I-10 in Hudspeth County
Tony Ray Wade, 47, died Wednesday after his truck tractor and semitrailer rolled over and caught fire on I-10 West in Hudspeth County.
Original at KVIA El Paso ↗
Oct 8 · Border · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Big Bend artists band together against the wall
Big Bend artists are using their work to oppose the steel border wall, with Presidio artist Yosdy Valdivia’s gallery becoming a campaign stop for gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 7 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Our path forward: a Letter from Executive Director Kate Bubacz
The Big Bend Sentinel is transitioning to a nonprofit newsroom model starting in October 2026, shifting ownership to the community through board members, donors, and writers.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 4 · Agriculture · Houston Public Media
New World screwworm cases climb to 53; new case confirmed in Brewster County dog
Confirmed New World screwworm cases in the U.S. have reached 53, including a new case in a Brewster County dog. Three cases remain active in Texas and New Mexico.
Original at Houston Public Media ↗
Oct 3 · Public safety · NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa)
Brewster County deputies receive emergency call from migrant
Brewster County deputies responded to an emergency call placed by a migrant, though the article text provides no further details on the outcome or specific location.
Original at NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa) ↗
Oct 3 · Border · KXAN Austin
Judge halts Big Bend border construction as challenge reaches El Paso federal court
A federal judge in El Paso halted border construction in the Big Bend region, ruling in favor of opponents who claim the project threatens private property, wildlife, and historic sites.
Original at KXAN Austin ↗
Oct 3 · Border · CBS7 Odessa
Brewster County deputies receive 911 call from illegal border crosser
Brewster County deputies responded to a 911 call from an exhausted man who crossed into the U.S. illegally. Jairo Gonzalez, from Mexico, was found 10 miles east of Marathon and referred to Border Patrol.
Original at CBS7 Odessa ↗
Oct 2 · Border · Weatherford Democrat
Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region
A federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend region.
Original at Weatherford Democrat ↗
Oct 2 · Border · KTSM 9 El Paso
Judge halts Big Bend border construction as challenge reaches El Paso federal court
A federal judge in El Paso halted border construction in the Big Bend region after opponents challenged the project in court. The ruling pauses work that critics say threatens private property, wildlife, and historic sites along the Rio Grande.
Original at KTSM 9 El Paso ↗
Oct 2 · Border · BorderReport
Judge halts Big Bend border construction as challenge reaches El Paso federal court
A federal judge in El Paso has halted border construction in the Big Bend region, granting a temporary victory to opponents who claim the project threatens private property, wildlife, and historic sites.
Original at BorderReport ↗
Oct 2 · Border · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting ground-distrurbing border barrier construction in the Big Bend region, ruling the government’s constitutional claims were likely to succeed.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 2 · Border · Weatherford Democrat
Court prohibits Trump administration from building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region, for now
A federal court has temporarily prohibited the Trump administration from building a border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region.
Original at Weatherford Democrat ↗
Oct 2 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
The paper paper returns
The Big Bend Sentinel is soliciting one-time, monthly, or annual donations to support community journalism in the region.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 2 · Schools · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Big Bend Sentinel – October 2,
Marfa ISD invites the community to its first “Let’s Talk About It” open forum with Superintendent Stephen McCanless and district leaders.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 2 · Public safety · KENS5 San Antonio
Driver rescued after vehicle is swept off Edwards County road
Deputies and firefighters rescued a driver whose vehicle was swept off Ranch Road 674 in Edwards County on Thursday night.
Original at KENS5 San Antonio ↗
Oct 1 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Crossword: October 2, 2026
The Big Bend Sentinel published a crossword puzzle dated October 2, 2026, alongside a request for reader donations to support community journalism.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Oct 1 · Public safety · CBS7 Odessa
Dry weather prompts burn ban in Brewster County
Brewster County Commissioners Court approved a burn ban effective Sept. 30 through Dec. 27, 2027, to mitigate wildfire risks during a dry weather period.
Original at CBS7 Odessa ↗
Sep 30 · Water · NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa)
Texas rancher warns of toxic water contamination from abandoned oil wells near the Pecos River
A Texas rancher discovered contaminated produced water from abandoned oil wells flowing into the Pecos River, raising urgent environmental concerns.
Original at NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa) ↗
Sep 30 · Border · NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa)
CBP to lift pause on Big Bend border construction
Customs and Border Protection resumed construction of 61 miles of border barrier in Presidio County on Wednesday, ending a previous pause.
Original at NewsWest 9 (Midland-Odessa) ↗
Sep 30 · Border · BorderReport
Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration is considering reducing the scope of a planned border project through Big Bend National Park. The change was announced in two court filings.
Original at BorderReport ↗
Sep 30 · Community · Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Protected: The Big Bend Sentinel: Our path ahead
The Big Bend Sentinel is soliciting one-time, monthly, or annual donations to support community journalism in the region.
Original at Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) ↗
Sep 15 · Border · WFAA Dallas
Texas landowners ask a court to stop Trump’s Big Bend wall plans
Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in the Big Bend region have filed a lawsuit to halt the Trump administration's border wall plans.
Original at WFAA Dallas ↗
Sep 14 · Public safety · KENS5 San Antonio
Firefighters battling 200-acre Bundy Ross fire in Edwards County, 40% contained
The Bundy Ross Fire in Edwards County has burned approximately 200 acres. As of Monday evening, officials report the blaze is 40% contained.
Original at KENS5 San Antonio ↗
Sep 14 · Public safety · CBS7 Odessa
Man considered armed and dangerous arrested in Ward County
Jesus Munoz Estrada, wanted from Reeves County and considered armed and dangerous, was arrested in Ward County's Tree City area. He faces aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges and has a $1 million bond.
Original at CBS7 Odessa ↗
Sep 14 · Border · BorderReport
Texas landowners ask court to stop Trump's Big Bend wall plans
Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in the Big Bend region, alongside a nonprofit, have filed a lawsuit to halt the Trump administration's plans for a border wall and related infrastructure.
Original at BorderReport ↗

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