/tags/big-bend Big Bend en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:54:23 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-06/records-show-the-state-purchased-a-big-bend-area-ranch-for-81-million-less-than-original-asking-price The state of Texas purchased a massive Brewster County ranch near Big Bend National Park in November for $81 million less than the land was originally listed for sale, according to records obtained by Marfa Public Radio. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:54:23 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-06/records-show-the-state-purchased-a-big-bend-area-ranch-for-81-million-less-than-original-asking-price Travis Bubenik | Marfa Public Radio /environment-nature/2024-06-07/alpine-residents-describe-emotional-weight-of-devastating-fire-part-of-me-burned-there In the Big Bend area town of Alpine, recovery efforts are underway after a fire last month destroyed a historic building in a central part of town popular with locals and tourists alike. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:45:00 GMT /environment-nature/2024-06-07/alpine-residents-describe-emotional-weight-of-devastating-fire-part-of-me-burned-there Travis Bubenik /texas-news/2021-04-12/firefighters-still-battling-west-texas-wildfire-that-has-affected-hundreds-of-acres-of-big-bend As many as 600 acres of Big Bend National Park have been affected by a wildfire that firefighters are still battling in West Texas. Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:03:02 GMT /texas-news/2021-04-12/firefighters-still-battling-west-texas-wildfire-that-has-affected-hundreds-of-acres-of-big-bend Jerry Clayton /news/2020-12-28/to-dust-it-is-returning-but-historic-adobe-church-may-soon-get-a-second-life A group is working to save a building in Ruidosa that is a remnant of an era when the town was a substantial settlement in the Big Bend area. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:00:09 GMT /news/2020-12-28/to-dust-it-is-returning-but-historic-adobe-church-may-soon-get-a-second-life Ari Snider, Marfa Public Radio /science/2019-07-16/dinosaur-fossil-found-in-1980s-in-big-bend-declared-new-genus-species Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at a park in southwest Texas have been identified as a new genus and species of duckbilled… Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:15:48 GMT /science/2019-07-16/dinosaur-fossil-found-in-1980s-in-big-bend-declared-new-genus-species Associated Press /2019-06-13/big-bend-west-texas-sprawling-and-historic-national-park-turns-75 It’s time to blow out the candles. Big Bend National Park — home to 800,000 acres of sweeping Chihuahuan desert landscapes, imposing mountains, wiry... Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:16:17 GMT /2019-06-13/big-bend-west-texas-sprawling-and-historic-national-park-turns-75 Carlos Morales , Marfa Public Radio /environment-nature/2016-12-28/take-a-tour-through-texas-majestic-national-parks-trails-and-waters The National Park Service celebrated 100 years of preserving America’s most diverse landscapes in 2016. Texas is home to 16 designated sites, including… Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:40:00 GMT /environment-nature/2016-12-28/take-a-tour-through-texas-majestic-national-parks-trails-and-waters Molly Evans /texas-news/2015-07-14/in-pristine-big-bend-a-pipeline-could-run-through-it-thanks-in-part-to-dallas-billionaire BREWSTER COUNTY — Peering from beneath the brim of his Indiana Jones-style fedora, David Keller marvels at the gently sloping mountains in Big Bend that… Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:33:12 GMT /texas-news/2015-07-14/in-pristine-big-bend-a-pipeline-could-run-through-it-thanks-in-part-to-dallas-billionaire Jim Malewitz Texas Tribune /texas-news/2013-10-07/forced-to-leave-big-bend-due-to-shutdown-reporter-gets-lost-and-dehydrated An Arkansas newspaper reporter is in stable condition at an El Paso hospital after rescuers airlifted her from Texas' Big Bend Ranch State Park.Cathy… Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:45:30 GMT /texas-news/2013-10-07/forced-to-leave-big-bend-due-to-shutdown-reporter-gets-lost-and-dehydrated Eric Aasen