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Tomorrow (TUESDAY), Alpine officials hold their next city council meeting.
According to an agenda for the meeting, council members will discuss and potentially approve a plan to fix and update the city pool. They’ll also go over collaborating with Alpine ISD on grant funding, shared use and improvements to the historic Manuel Payne Field in Kokernot Park. And they’ll consider adopting a resolution expressing concern over a proposed border wall in the Big Bend area.
You can find a copy of the agenda at cityofalpine.com.
The city council meets Tuesday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers, located at 803 W. Holland Avenue.
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Tomorrow (TUESDAY) is Election Day for the March primaries.
Across the tri-county region, the biggest competitive race is shaping up to be in the Democratic primary for Presidio County Judge. Incumbent Joe Portillo is looking to hold off a challenge from former county commissioner David Beebe. There is no Republican candidate in the race, so the winner of this democratic primary is all but guaranteed to take on the highest-elected position in Presidio County.
Locally, in Brewster County, Greg Henington is running for reelection. And both county commissioners, “Mo” Morrow – a Republican – and Sarah Allen Collando – a Democrat – are running in their respective party primaries as well.
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A reminder: On Election Day, voters must cast their ballot in their precinct.
Our Carlos Morales has that breakdown for us:
Precinct 1 voters will cast their ballot at the Assembly of God Fellowship Hall in Alpine. While Precinct 2 will head to the Judge Val Clark Beard Complex to vote. Precinct 3 voters must go to the Marathon Community Center and Precinct 4 voters will go to the Alpine Civic Center. For voters in Precinct 5, you’ll cast your ballot at the Panther Junction community room in Big Bend National Park. And Precinct 6 and 7 votes at the community center in Study Butte.
All polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
I’m Carlos Morales
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Tomorrow (TUESDAY), Sul Ross State University will hold a career fair for students looking for part-time, full-time, and internship work.
The career fair will be held Tuesday, March 3 at the Morgan University Center – on the first and second floors – from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The event is free and open to anyone in the community, whether they would like to attend or host a table.
For any questions, reach out to Brooke Guffin, the director of career services at Sul Ross. You can reach her at 432-837-8178 or careers@sulross.edu.
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Enrollment at Sul Ross is showing QUOTE “strong momentum.”
That’s according to officials at the Alpine campus. In a press release, the university says the boost in enrollment is driven by a significant growth in its dual credit program and an increase in semester credit hours.
The total headcount at the Alpine campus rose from about 1,500 students last spring to just over 1,700 this semester – a nearly 9 percent jump.
University President Carlos Hernandez said, this kind of growth reflects “the strength of our partnerships with regional school districts and the expanding role Sul Ross plays in creating early college pathways.”
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Soon, the city of Alpine will begin accepting applications for Hotel Occupancy Tax grants. Any events or projects that draw overnight visits to Alpine are eligible for funding consideration, according to the requirements of state law.
A workshop on Alpine’s HOT Grant program will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9 in the Alpine City Council Chambers. The workshop will cover the grant application process and legal uses of the HOT funds.
A Zoom link will be made available. Details can be found at cityofalpine.com/meetinglink
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The Texas Department of Transportation is holding a series of public meetings in Far West Texas next month (MARCH) on transportation projects.
The meetings will be in Van Horn, Presidio and Alpine – and attendees will have an opportunity to review and weigh-in on proposed priority projects coming to the region through the department’s rural transportation improvement program.
The first meeting will be in Van Horn on Wednesday, March 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Hotel El Capitan.
The Alpine meeting is Tuesday, March 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Alpine TxDot office. And the meeting in Presidio will be March 11 at the PAC.
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