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3 weeks ago |
bigbendsentinel.com | Sam Karas |Rob D'Amico
Note: Agave Fest — a celebration and educational event for all things agave — starts today and runs through Sunday at numerous locations throughout the area. The festival includes tastings, lectures, hikes, art exhibits and film. For the full schedule, see agavemarfa.com.
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1 month ago |
bigbendsentinel.com | Sam Karas
AUSTIN — Last Wednesday night, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban all products containing THC, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis. Gov. Greg Abbot will have until June 22 to sign or veto the bill, which will go into effect on September 1, unless the courts step in. Rep. Eddie Morales, who represents the Big Bend, was one of many lawmakers who was not impressed by the legislation.
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1 month ago |
bigbendsentinel.com | Sam Karas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in a consolidated suite of cases that hinge on a central legal question: can the federal government stop issuing citizenship to people born in the United States if their parents are undocumented?
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1 month ago |
bigbendsentinel.com | Sam Karas
By Sam [email protected] OJINAGA — News broke on Tuesday morning that two children from a Mennonite community in central Chihuahua had passed away from measles — one of them in Ojinaga, marking the border city’s first death from the contagious disease. Neither of the children was vaccinated.
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1 month ago |
bigbendsentinel.com | Sam Karas
MARFA — At Wednesday morning’s meeting, the Presidio County Commissioners Court discussed how best to express support for local farmers and ranchers during the ongoing drought. A trend of dry conditions has persisted for five years, earning a classification of “exceptional” — the most dire category — from the United States Drought Monitor. The commissioners heard a presentation from Esteban Mesa of the Presidio County Farm Agency.
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