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This is really good: texastribune.org/2024/09/03/tex…

BREAKING: On Friday, the state health agency quietly rolled out a policy that blocks #transgender Texans from changing the sex on their birth certificates. It came soon the state, spurred by AG Paxton, made a similar change for driver's licenses. kut.org/news/2024-09-0… #txlege

Really good rundown of what's going on with false or misleading claims about large numbers of noncitizen voting - here in TX and beyond: nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/…

Great profile of the legendary Texas music expert and longtime Marfa Public Radio DJ Joe Nick Patoski in this week’s Desert Dispatch: marfapublicradio.org/desert-dispatc…

Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades. Via Inside Climate News: marfapublicradio.org/2024-09-09/deb…

School districts from Midland to the Big Bend region are beefing up security after alleged social media threat mentioned schools in the 432 area (region's area code.) Story from Midland Reporter-Telegram - screenshot from Marfa ISD Facebook: mrt.com/news/crime/art…

Well it's not everyday that a recipe from one of your tiny town's restaurants appears in NYT Cooking - Bordo's sweet corn carbonara: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/102597…

Great photos from Carlos E. Morales of this weekend's ribbon cutting event at the new Blackwell School National Historic Site in tiny Marfa, TX - which featured remarks from Secretary Deb Haaland: marfapublicradio.org/2024-09-16/pho…

Postal services changes next year could mean "mail and packages in those more rural areas will remain in transit for about a day longer before reaching their final destination." So probably make that 3 days longer in Far West TX, lol. Via Jory Heckman federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversig…

In this week's The Big Bend Sentinel - a preview of a fun little thing I've been involved with in my personal time - this Friday eve in Marfa

Good rundown from Brad Burt

“It really is phenomenal to me that this young man growing up in Wink, TX, which is kind of the edge of the world, became so famous." For Marfa Public Radio's latest Desert Dispatch, Mitch Borden takes us to the tiny yet famous Roy Orbison Museum: marfapublicradio.org/desert-dispatc…

The National Natural Landmarks Program each year designates a handful of sites in public or private ownership that embody the best of the nation’s natural heritage. The newest landmark is a West Texas property called Independence Creek. marfapublicradio.org/show/nature-no…

The U.S. has been holding migrants at Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade. Public information about the facility has been nearly impossible to find. We uncovered that families have been held there for months and many more details in our investigation: nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/…

"A Mexican environmental agency has taken custody of a rare large feline, which police found in an abandoned home as they investigated cartel activity south of the border from Presidio, Texas." Via Border Report borderreport.com/hot-topics/rar…