Terlingua Moon   Vol. 37   No. 19

May 12  2026

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Million sMiles

We are what you share. 

In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks. 

The sun shines not on us but in us.~ John Muir

Paisano Post from Terlingua School

Tuesday: PreK and K are going on a Field Trip to the Dinosaur Exhibit in the National Park

Wednesday: Mr. Anthenat's students in Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle class will take their FAA Drone test. Go Paisanos! Ms. Pena is taking the Sophomores to the Career Fair held at Sul Ross.

Thursday: Student Council candidates will give speeches before the Election of Officers for next school year

Friday: Fiesta Day starting at 9am and continuing until noon.

Students of the Week: Elem: Arleht Huerta Mena, Middle: Ben Cox, High: Ivanna Ochoa

Big Bend Episcopal Mission Services & Otra Vez Thrift Store 

Saturdays Holy Eucharist Services w/ Father Mike Wallens at the Sts. Mary & Josephs' Chapel in Lajitas 5pm. All are welcome. 

Otra Vez Thrift Store Hours: Wednesdays: 5:30pm-6:30pm and Saturday 9-12pm. The month of May will bring back the $1 bag sales. Thank you for your support. The Thrift Shop will be closed all of June, July, and August.

NOW HIRING   The Terlingua Trading Company is looking for a part time cashier, stop by the store in the Terlingua Ghost Town for details!

TERLINGUA TRADING COMPANY   Now interviewing for the position of Inventory Manager.  Stop by the the store in the Terlingua Ghost Town for details.

Brewster County Regular Commissioners Court Meeting Agenda - May 12, 2026

9:30 AM Brewster County Courthouse

Note Agenda item 9:  new library facility in Study Butte

https://brewstercotx.portal.civicclerk.com/event/87/files/agenda/1225

Terlingua Crisis Center of the Big Bend   Hello Terlingua, Just got off of the phone with the West Texas Food Bank. Our food truck will be getting here on Thursday May 14th around 11:30.  Shout out to our lovely volunteers.  Distribution will be on Friday May 15th, 10 am till 3:30 pm. Please bring your cards.

Come on out to the 1st Annual Longhorn Roundup at the Longhorn Ranch Motel in Terlingua this Saturday May 16th. Turn in for chili is 1:00pm. We are always in need of more cooks and judges.

Espresso ... y poco mas  Open seven days a week for home cooked breakfasts, lunches and the best coffee in the area.  Located in the Ghost Town, great seating with fantastic views, strong wifi, and newspapers.  432 371 3044 for to go orders. Open at 7:30 a.m.  

Taqueria El Milagro Authentic Mexican food and more in the Ghost Town.   Serving  Mexican recipes from street tacos to steaks and huge side dishes. Great food, great setting.  BYOB. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our drive through window.

MILKY WAY TREATS ice cream trailer will be open this weekend, Saturday through Monday, 4–9 p.m! We’ll have our creamy dreamy, vanilla, and chocolate soft serve. Check out our pints of homemade ice cream, and fun sundaes! Our ‘3 Years Here - Terlingua Ice Cream Social, is coming up, yall! It’ll be Monday, June 1, 7-9pm. More details to come! Gracias, Terlingua!

The BBHS Theater Club is hosting a play at Cinnabar Theater in Terlingua, TX, on May 16th, at 7 p.m. Our play is "Will You Be My Nemesis?" Come to our play and see our heroes and villains battle to find the right nemesis. Our actors are Anthony Pattillo, Tony Picaso, Joselyn Sartin, Tatum Obregon, and Luna Illona Aguilar. There will be an entrance fee of $10. We are sponsored by Go Big Bend, Last Minute Low Productions, Stage Partners, Shot Time Liquor, and Dbs Rustic Iron BBQ, which is providing drinks for concessions. You are also free to bring your own drinks. Please come and see our play at Cinnabar Theater.

Come see us at the Saturday Community Market, open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost Town, we're here every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items. You'll also be able to enjoy our fabulous local mobile library and portable free ‘porch’, even consult with Dr. Gigabyte if you have a computer problem. 

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, sour dough bread, all natural lip balms and skin care products, all natural essential oil fragrances, beard oil and massage oils, handcrafted, creative jewelry, resin creations, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here. 

Flea market items are also welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already existing items is smart and green. We ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us. 

We welcome new vendors. To make it easy for new vendors to try our market and to show our appreciation to our regular vendors, we waive set-up fees on the first Saturday of the month, offering free set-up on that day.

For more information, text or call 432.213.1863 or pop in at the market for a chat. Prepared food vendors must display current food handling licence. (A quick, easy and affordable online course can provide that).

Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control. We look forward to seeing you there.

"Terlingua Trash Pickup - weekly trash pickup for residential and business.

64 gallon can - $49.99 per month.

96 gallon can - $59.99 per month. 

We do Junk Removal and clean outs too!

WEEKLY DUMPSTERS COMING SOON - 4 cubic yard size. Get on wait-list now. Businesses only at this time due to limited quantity.

All the details and pricing on the website: www.terlinguatrash.com.

Have a great day! -Jimmy (432) 201 -5638."

TONIGHT, Monday May 11 at 6 pm  Join us at the Red Patillo Community Center for No Wall No Wire updates and volunteer opportunities.Despite recent headlines, our fight to defend Big Bend and the Rio Grande is not over.

Despite recent headlines, our fight to defend Big Bend and the Rio Grande is not over. 

US Customs and Border Patrol have extended its public comment period on the proposed Big Bend  border wall to May 22.

Include: Big Bend Border Barrier System in your comments.

Email: bigbendcomments@cbp.dhs.gov

Call: (833) 412-2056

Mail:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Program Management Office Directorate 

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. 

6.5E Mail Stop 1039 

Washington, DC 20229-1100 

ATTN: Michelle Barnes  

CBP states "helpful comments are fact based, include links to data or research, and provide specific information concerning potential impacts on biological, cultural, and natural resources."

No Wall. No Wire. No Way.  

Join our weekly family friendly Saturday protest at FM 170 and Hwy 118 8:00am-10:00am or so. 

Every Saturday in May!

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 14  2:00pm

Culberson County Groundwater Conservation District

1300W. Broadway Street, Van Horn 79855

Re: Water Use related to the construction of a border wall.

Follow us on Facebook at No Wall 79852 for current updates.  Things are changing quickly. 

Locals Affected by The Border  Will the Border wall harm your lifestyle or finances?Politicians ignore protests against the border wall, but if everyday people take a simple online class to act as their own lawyers for free and file hundreds of individual lawsuits and injunctions from home, the massive legal pressure could grind the project to a halt. If interest exist we can do a group viewings weekly.. Let's Move the Needle. JOIN US IN THE BUNKHOUSE MAY 12 th from 3-5P.M. Below the Bad Rabbit Cafe .Come Learn How to take Your Power Back!!! See you there!!

KEEP BIG BEND WILD!

CBP still has not restored the map on their Smart Wall website, further demonstrating that transparency is not their goal.  That said, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott was reported to have told the Washington Examiner last week that “CBP will not build a border wall inside Big Bend National Park on the U.S.-Mexico border following blowback from local residents.” We are being heard – maybe.

But Scott also reportedly told the paper that “[I]n Big Bend National Park, CBP will pave roads along the border, as well as use more technology, such as drones, radars, cameras, and fiber-optic cables to monitor the area.” 

The last version of the map they will no longer let us see shows a new road from Santa Elena Canyon to Rio Grande Village, between the existing River Road that BP agents regularly patrol, and the river.  Will this now be paved?? How many desert washes will need bridges or hardened crossings, at what impact and what cost?  And, of course, they also propose 17 miles of new vehicle barriers – and roads - in places where there is no threat of vehicles crossing the Rio.  And while many of us are fine with additional technology, provided it is no more intrusive than what’s already there, why does DHS need to connect everything with old-technology cables?  WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THEY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE, aside from feeling like they have to do SOMETHING? 

While DHS has waived the 28 environmental, cultural resource, and public involvement laws upriver of Colorado Canyon in the state park, they have not yet done so downstream of that in our region.  In any communications anyone has with elected officials, we need to stress the need to keep that from happening!  DHS and its contractors cannot build any infrastructure in Big Bend National Park unless they either comply with those laws – which seems highly unlikely – or waive them.  

Want to proudly show that you want to Keep Big Bend Wild?  We now have caps, t-shirts, and stickers available.  Shop at https://www.hubnotic.com/collections/keep-big-bend-wild. This is the only authorized Keep Big Bend Wild merchandise, and fully half the cost you pay is returned directly to Keep Big Bend Wild to support our efforts to protect this area from the wall and for the long term.  

Please learn more at keepbigbendwild.org, and consider supporting Keep Big Bend Wild.  There's no more important time.  Donations are welcome (we're financially sponsored by the El Paso Community Foundation, a 501c3), but we need you to allow us to list you as a supporter even more.  Local business supporters are especially appreciated.                   

Bob Krumenaker    Chair, Keep Big Bend Wild

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TERLINGUA TRADING COMPANY

Now interviewing for the position of Inventory Manager. Stop by the store in the

Terlingua Ghost Town for details

Paisano Post from Terlingua School

Thank you Mr. Rodriguez, volunteer teachers, student coaches and referees,

sponsoring businesses, and community supporters who made the 2nd Annual Little

Dribblers season a success. 

Students of the Week: Elementary: Naila Huerta, Middle School: Isabel Nunez,

and High School: Michelle Orozco

The community is invited to our school's Spring Fiesta on May 15th. More details

TBA.

Big Bend Episcopal Mission Services  Otra Vez Thrift Store 

Saturdays Holy Eucharist Services w/ Father Mike Wallens at the St. Mary 

Josephs Chapel in Lajitas 5pm. All are welcome. 

Otra Vez Thrift Store Hours: Wednesdays: 5:30pm-6:30pm and Saturday 9-

12pm. The month of May will bring back the $1 bag sales. Thank you for your support.

The Thrift Shop will be closed all of June, July, and August. 

Taqueria El Milagro

Best Mexican food and more in the Ghost Town.   Serving authentic Mexican recipes

from street tacos to steaks and huge side dishes. Great food, great setting.

 BYOB. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take

out via our drive through window. 

Voices Pre-party at The Boathouse

Friday May 8 with a hosted open mic and live music by Caleb Wilborn, Voices t-

shirts will be for sale. Come get pumped up to share some love with our neighbors 

VOICES - Saturday May 9

11AM - Welcome with Collie Ryan on Texas Stage and Eucharist in the middle

of the Río 

12-1PM -Abel Aguilar y su imperio norteña  

1-2 PM - Pinche Gringos  

2-3PM - Abel Aguilar  

3PM - Hands Across the Río  

3:15 -4 PM - Peso Bunch w/Doug Moreland  

4-5 PM - Abel Aguilar  

5-6 PM - Lucky Bunch  

6PM - Voices Post-Party DB's annual Customer Appreciation Party at DB's

Rustic Iron BBQ with complimentary libations and food buffet (while it lasts) and a

hosted open mic and live music from Nani & Friends.

Re: Voices From Both Sides/Voces De Ambos Lados

I'd like to take a moment and provide some clarification in the hope of helping

everyone who plans to attend understand why we (the VFBS board) posted what we did

the other day. Almost everyone in our beloved community is engaged in this border

wall/barrier discussion and/or the fight against it, it's important to remember that while

the future of Voices would no doubt be forever altered or even possibly ended by the

building of a wall, it hasn't yet and we hope to see this reunion of families and friends

continue for as long as it can. There are many things at stake, and on the peripheral

many more watchful eyes than ever before. In spite of all of it, we're all doing everything

we can to work together with all parties involved to pull it off, and with a few

concessions, whether we or any of you totally agree with them or not, we WILL be able

to gather at the Rio as we've done so many times now. 

Keep in mind that the location itself - Paso Lajitas - is as important to Voices as

almost any other factor, and because it's private property Voices has been allowed to

happen each year by permission from the landowner. Love them or not, they have

always, so far, granted permission. Should they ever change their mind, it would

jeopardize the future of this beautiful celebration. And this celebration is bigger than any

of us, important to all of us. More important to the abuelos who have the opportunity to

walk across the Río once a year to hug their nietos, for the families separated by the

imaginary line. The music, the food and fun, the t-shirts, they're all a great part, but as

the people on the Texas side, the most important thing we can provide is our peaceful

presence so that this reunion can be possible. This is an opportunity for celebration of

the life along the frontera that we love rather than an opportunity for demonstration of

the things we know that threaten it. For one day, we ask each and every one of you to

consider all that is at stake, and for one day - a beautiful moment in time - step aside

from anger we're understandably feeling, and come together at the Rio with love in our

hearts and together make a light that shines so bright it speaks for itself.

We have not made rules nor do we have the authority to tell anyone what not to

do. However, there will be people there that have and do, and should you decide that it's

more important for you to protest in that way than it is to celebrate the love of our

collective community, the blame might possibly fall squarely on you, Voices as we

know it could cease to exist. I don't think a single one of us on either side want to see

that come to pass.

If you are still concerned or have questions, please send me a direct message

and let's have a quick chat on the phone. I'd be happy to speak to you.

No Wall. No Wire. No Way.  

Join our weekly family friendly Saturday protest at FM 170 and Hwy 118 

8:00 am-10:00 am or so. 

Every Saturday in May!

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, May 6, 6pm. Van Horn Community Meeting, Van Horn Convention

Center.

Follow us on Facebook at No Wall 79852 for current updates.  Things are

changing quickly. 

No Wall 79852 Updates

US Customs and Border Patrol have extended its public comment period on

the proposed Big Bend  border wall to May 22.

Include: Big Bend Border Barrier System in your comments.

Email: bigbendcomments@cbp.dhs.gov

Call: (833) 412-2056

Mail:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Program Management Office Directorate 

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. 

6.5E Mail Stop 1039 

Washington, DC 20229-1100 

ATTN: Michelle Barnes  

CBP comments are fact based, include links to data or research,

and provide specific information concerning potential impacts on biological, cultural, and

natural resources.

Chili Cookoff at the Longhorn Ranch Motel on May 16:

This is a CASI sanctioned event.  The entry fee is $25.00.  This is a chili grind cookoff. 

The charity is the Family Crisis Center of Big Bend.  Turn is 3:00.  Amy Davidson at

432-371-2541 is the contact for the cookoff.

ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AN AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT.  If you have,

or think you might have, a drinking problem, we meet at 6:30 pm on Thursday at the

Big Bend Church, just north of the post office.

MILKY WAY TREATS ice cream trailer will be open this weekend, Sat thru Mon, 4-9pm.

We’ll have our creamy vanilla and lactose-free lemon soft serve. Check out our pints of

homemade ice cream and treat yourself! Gracias, Terlingua!

Terlingua Trash Pickup - weekly trash pickup for residential and business.

64 gallon can - $49.99 per month.

96 gallon can - $59.99 per month. 

All the details and pricing on the website: www.terlinguatrash.com.

Have a great day! -Jimmy (432) 201 -5638

PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION OF TERLINGUA RANCH: 

Please join your friends and neighbors at the next monthly property owners’

potluck on Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6:00 pm, at the Bunkhouse on the ranch.  The ranch

will provide plates, cutler, water, and iced tea.  Please bring a dish to share.  For more

information, please call Marilynn at 512.484.1409.

Saturday Community Market

open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost

Town, we're here every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally

produced goods and other items. You'll also be able to enjoy our fabulous local mobile

library and portable free ‘porch’, even consult with Dr. Gigabyte if you have a computer

problem. 

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, sour dough bread, all natural lip

balms and skin care products, all natural essential oil fragrances, beard oil and

massage oils, handcrafted, creative jewelry, resin creations, block printed textiles and

vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of

reclaimed steel and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here. 

Flea market items are also welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already

existing items is smart and green. We ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to

set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us. 

We welcome new vendors. To make it easy for new vendors to try our market

and to show our appreciation to our regular vendors, we waive set-up fees on the first

Saturday of the month, offering free set-up on that day.

For more information, text or call 432.213.1863 or pop in at the market for a chat.

Prepared food vendors must display current food handling license. (A quick, easy and

affordable online course can provide that). Please help keep our market space safe

and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under

control. We look forward to seeing you there.

TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA

Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation

ALSO NOW AVAILABLE:

Food Grade 275 gallon totes - $275/each

Food Grade 55 gallon barrels with removable lids & ports - $85/each

Steel 55 gallon drums with no lids - $50/each

Shop Local!  Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.

Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3096 (home/office) or 806-781-7814 (cell)

Espresso ... y poco mas

Open seven days a week for home cooked breakfasts, lunches and the best

coffee in the area.  Located in the Ghost Town, great seating with fantastic views, strong

wifi, and newspapers.  432 371 3044 for to go order

NEED A MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT?

Veteran Independent Insurance Agent, Michelle Chiles, is coming out of retirement and ready to help.

Call or email for information and quotes:

mvmchouse@sbcglobal.net

806-781-4723 - cell

 

Terlingua Moon 

Volume 37, Number 17 

April 28, 2026 by Abejita Chiquitita 

 

Send your MOON news and submissions by Monday NOON for that week’s MOON.  Email to terlinguamoon@gmail.com.  Please no PDFs or fancy fonts!  (We like it easy.)  On the web at:  theterlinguamoon.blogspot.com.  For 37 years, THE source for news in South Brewster County.  Updated every Tuesday (sometimes Monday). 

 

April 28 is National Superhero Day; the middle of American Camp Week and World Immunization Week; National Arbor Day; Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day; and National Cubicle Day! So exercise your superpowers to go camping, get that tetanus booster you’ve been putting off, plant a tree, or sit your kids in your cubicle so they can see how you save the world one email at a time! 

 

BREWSTER COUNTY CLEANUP DAY  
2026 Countywide Cleanup Event 

EVENT DATES & TIMES: 

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Terlingua - Road & Bridge Yard on FM 170 

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Alpine - Landfill (8 miles East on Hwy 90) 

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Marathon - Road & Bridge Yard on North Albert St 

 

WHAT IS IT? 

A countywide opportunity to easily dispose of large junk and rubbish 

HOW DOES IT WORK? 

Brewster County trucks will be on-site to accept your junk and rubbish. A separate tire trailer will be available for tires County trucks will haul all items to the landfill 
 

COST: 

FREE to all Brewster County Residents 
 

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: 

Furniture & household items, Mattresses & bedding, Appliances*, Water heaters, Carpet, Scrap lumber & metal, Discarded building materials, Yard waste, Tires 
 

Important: 

Keep tires separate from other junk 

Remove wheels/rims from tires 

Appliances with refrigerant must be certified that refrigerant has been properly removed 
 

**ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: 

Commercial waste, Car batteries, Petroleum products, Pesticides, Free liquids, Hazardous waste (asbestos, paint, etc.), Dump trailers with dirt/debris (Terlingua & Marathon) 
Let's work together to keep Brewster County clean! 

 

ATTENTION CONTRACTORS! 

Eco-Logic is excited to announce an upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for a construction project focused on sustainable landscape development. 

Project Overview 

Location: Terlingua, TX 79852 

Issue Date: April 24, 2026 

Proposal Due Date: March 4, 2026 

This RFP seeks bids for the construction of: 

A small permeable patio (approximately 225 sq ft) 

A 15' x 15' shade structure 

A caged rock weir 

A rock basin 

These elements are part of an ecological landscape design project on a 17-acre site. The project will create a low-impact gathering space integrated with swales and berms, adhering to permaculture principles. Please see the following link for scope of work, proposal submission requirements, and additional information or questions. 

https://form.jotform.com/261135496851058 

Moon editor’s note: We’ve asked for clarification on the due date and will update next week! 

 

KEEP BIG BEND WILD! 

Is anyone surprised that CBP updated the so-called “Smart Wall” map again last week again, and without any public notice or explanation?  They are now calling for 4 segments of physical vehicle barriers in the national park and miles and miles of “Detection Technology and Patrol Roads,” some far inland from the river.  They are also calling for a vehicle barrier all the way from Big Bend NP to Amistad Reservoir, most of which is in or adjacent to the Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River.  Many miles of these barriers would be above the canyon rims, again showing the utter disregard for terrain and reality by the CBP mapmakers.   

  

The impact of this development would be devastating to park resources and the park experience.  There’s absolutely no rationale for a vehicle barrier in the park. When was the last time anyone saw a vehicle carrying migrants cross the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park or the Lower Canyons??   

  

And now the map has been taken off the “Smart Wall” website. They don’t even want us to see what they’re proposing.   

 

Anyone who thought this battle was over – or that technological surveillance alone was not to be worried about - has hopefully had a wake-up call.  We can rant  (and most of us have) –about the utter lack of connection between the latest wall plans and either the real world or public and political opinion. But ranting is not enough.  WE NEED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. 

  

Keep Big Bend Wild made sure our allies on Capitol Hill became aware of the latest developments immediately upon our learning about them, including the letter our own county judge Greg Henington and the other 13  judges representing every border county in Texas sent to the DHS Secretary last week.  Thank you, judges! 

  

Join Us by Zoom! KBBW will be participating on a statewide zoom panel about the wall issue at 6pm central time this Wednesday (4/29), sponsored by the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club.  The Big Bend Conservation Alliance will also participate. It’s open to all but RSVPs are requested in order to get the zoom invitation: https://sierraclub.zoom.us/meeting/register/gYO5-nUeS5WQRqaCrkdOYw 

  

Back-to-back podcasts about the Big Bend border wall fight and its wider context will be posted this week on “The Landscape,” with the Center for Biological Diversity’s Laiken Jordahl in the first and KBBW’s Bob Krumenaker in the second. Find them after Tuesday at https://westernpriorities.org/category/podcast/ or wherever you listen to pods. 

  

Want to proudly show that you want to Keep Big Bend Wild?  We now have caps, t-shirts, and stickers available.  Shop at https://www.hubnotic.com/collections/keep-big-bend-wild. This is the only authorized Keep Big Bend Wild merchandise, and fully half the cost you pay is returned directly to Keep Big Bend Wild to support our efforts to protect this area from the wall and for the long term.   

  

Please learn more at keepbigbendwild.org, and consider supporting Keep Big Bend Wild.  There's no more important time.  Donations are welcome (we're financially sponsored by the El Paso Community Foundation, a 501c3), but we need you to allow us to list you as a supporter even more.  Local business supporters are especially appreciated.   

 

ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AN AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT.  If you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, we meet at 6:30 pm on Thursday at the Big Bend Church, just north of the post office.  

 

MILKY WAY TREATS ice cream trailer will be open this weekend, Saturday – Monday, 4–9 p.m. We’ll have our creamy vanilla and chocolate soft serve! Check out our fun sundaes and delicious, homemade pints of ice cream! Hope to see you, Gracias, Terlingua! (the Saturday morning pastry cart is closed until October) 

 

SATURDAY COMMUNITY MARKET, 5-2, SET-UP DONATION WAIVED 

Wow! April just flew by and the first Saturday of May is coming right up. We waive set-up fees this week on Saturday May 2, a thank you for being here to our regular vendors and a welcome, glad to have you to our new vendors at the Saturday Community Market, open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost Town, we're here every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items. You'll also be able to enjoy our fabulous local mobile library and portable free ‘porch’, even consult with Dr. Gigabyte if you have a computer problem.  

 

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, sour dough bread, all natural lip balms and skin care products, all natural essential oil fragrances, beard oil and massage oils, handcrafted, creative jewelry, resin creations, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here.  

 

Flea market items are also welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already existing items is smart and green. We ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us.  

 

We welcome new vendors. To make it easy for new vendors to try our market and to show our appreciation to our regular vendors, we waive set-up fees on the first Saturday of the month, offering free set-up on that day. 

 

For more information, text or call 432.213.1863 or pop in at the market for a chat. Prepared food vendors must display current food handling licence. (A quick, easy and affordable online course can provide that). 

 

Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control. We look forward to seeing you there. 

 

PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION INFORMATION  

The primary runoff election is coming up soon.  Since this is a runoff election, you must vote in the same party as you voted in the primary election that happened in March.  If you did not vote in the March primary, you may vote in the runoff in the party of your choice.  Election judges will have a record of which party you voted in during the March election.  The following information is from the Brewster County website:  https://www.brewstercounty.gov/page/elections.information. 

 

MONDAY APRIL  27 

Last Day to register to vote in the Primary Run Off 

*Check and update your voter registration at VoteTexas.gov* 

FRIDAY MAY 15 

Last Day to apply by mail (must be received by 5pm-not postmarked) 

 

MONDAY MAY 18-FRIDAY MAY 22 

Early Voting for Primary Run Off  

 

TUESDAY MAY 26 PRIMARY ELECTION RUN OFF 7am-7pm 

BALLOT BY MAIL MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7PM 

For more information:  432-837-6200 Ext 6230 

Or email: election.admin@co.brewster.tx.us 

 

PRECINCT POLLING LOCATIONS 

EARLY VOTING MAY 18-22  7AM-7PM 

ALL PRECINCTS     Judge Val Clark Beard Complex,  203 N 7th Street, Alpine 

 

ELECTION DAYTUESDAY MAY 26          7AM-7PM 

*YOU MUST VOTE AT YOUR PRECINCT POLLING LOCATION ON ELECTION DAY* 

Precincts 1 & 2               Judge Val Clark Beard Complex, 203 N 7th Street, Alpine 

Precinct 3              Marathon Community Center, 106 NE 3rd Street, Marathon 

Precincts 4 & 8               Alpine Civic Center, 801 W Holland Ave, Alpine 

Precincts 5, 6, & 7           Red Pattillo Community Center, 201 Rex Ivey Rd, Study Butte 

 

Sample ballots are available at: 

Republican Party sample ballot 

Democratic Party sample ballot 

 

VOICES FROM BOTH SIDES 

Greetings, all! With so many things to consider, we're extremely grateful to announce that Voices From Both Sides/Voces de Ambos Lados returns Saturday, May 9th from 11am - 6pm. Keeping with tradition, this amazing gathering of families, friends and neighbors will convene at Paso Lajitas on the Río Grande/Río Bravo del Norte and will be a fun and love-filled day and the celebration of the things that make our frontera great.  

 

We humbly and respectfully ask that everyone who plans to attend will please come for a moment of peace and fellowship together in solidarity, and importantly, refrain from using this gathering as a platform for protest and let our actions of neighborly love and kindness speak for themselves on this special day. 

 

NO WALL 79852 UPDATE  

Thursday, April 30th PRESIDIO, TX  9:30am -11:00am  NO RAZOR WIRE 

Border community members are gathering to respectfully request the removal of razor wire from our river.  Flood season is coming. The threat is imminent. 

Our voices must be heard! 

The exact location in Presidio will be announced ASAP.  Please check social media for updates. 

Organizers ask folks to focus ONLY on the razor wire. This is not an anti-administration, anti-CBP, or even anti-wall event.  This event serves as a public record warning the decision makers that the razor wire is a real and significant threat. If it is not removed, they must be held accountable. 

 

Terlingua Rally  - Saturday, May 3rd 

FM 170 & Hwy 118 8:00-10:00am or later as you please... 

Join our non-partisan, family friendly rally against proposed drastic infrastructure along the Rio Grande corridor. The irreparable damage these incursions will cause will devastate our water table, our tourism economy, and our fragile desert ecosystem.  

There is no border crisis in Big Bend. 

 

DC Debrief 

Many thanks to Anna Claire Beasley and Jess and Billy Bartko for making the trip to Washington to meet with elected officials, staffers, and partners. 

 Main points: 

• Our bipartisan strategy is working. 

• We need to keep the pressure on! Representatives and other decision makers are not aware that surveyors and contractors are on the ground. Communicate urgency, transparency, and local input.  

• Call our reps, senators, governor today and every day! 

• Folks in other border communities who have dealt with wall threats see a better chance of succeeding here than anywhere else.   

 

Landowner Information 

• The Center for Biological Diversity is challenging the legality of the environmental waivers.  

• There is a new landowner coalition that is working with private landowners on strategies. Send landowners to https://nobigbendwall.org/landowner-resources/ for more information.  

 

For current updates check our Facebook page No Wall 79852, email us at nowall79852@proton.me . Check out nobigbendwall.org and no-al-muro.com for more information and printable material. 

 

TAQUERIA EL MILAGRO 

A Ghost Town favorite!   Serving authentic Mexican recipes from street tacos to steaks and huge side dishes. Great food, great setting.  BYOB. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our drive through window.  

 

ESPRESSO ... Y POCO MAS 

Open seven days a week for home cooked breakfasts, lunches and the best coffee in the area.  Located in the Ghost Town, great seating with fantastic views, strong wifi, and newspapers.  432 371 3044 for to go orders. Open at 7:30 a.m.   

 

TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA 

Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation 

ALSO NOW AVAILABLE: 

Food Grade 275 gallon totes - $275/each 

Food Grade 55 gallon barrels with removable lids & ports - $85/each 

Steel 55 gallon drums with no lids - $50/each 

Shop Local! 

Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge. 

Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3096 (home/office) or 806-781-7814 (cell) 

 

NEED A MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT? 

Veteran Independent Insurance Agent, Michelle Chiles, is coming out of retirement and ready to help. 

Call or email for information and quotes:  

mvmchouse@sbcglobal.net 

806-781-4723 - cell 

 

BIG BEND EPISCOPAL MISSION SERVICE & OTRA VEZ THRIFT STORE 
Saturdays Holy Eucharist Services w/ Father Mike Wallens at the Sts. Mary & Josephs' Chapel in Lajitas 5pm. All are welcome. 

Otra Vez Thrift Store Hours: Wednesdays: 5:30pm-6:30pm and Saturday 9-12pm. The month of May will bring back the $1 bag sales. Thank you for your support. 
 
MAGIC MESA MASSAGE THERAPY 

Text 731-699-0509  

Kate Healy, Tx Lic 135433 

Travel Massage for Locals avail til 5/3 

 Pop Up Shops fully Booked.  

       Have a great Summer! See you for Chili Cookoff!  
 
TERLINGUA TRASH PICKUP 
Terlingua Trash Pickup - weekly trash pickup for residential and business. 

GRAND OPENING SALE ENDS ON APRIL 30TH, 2026. 

64 gallon can - $49.99 per month. 

96 gallon can - $59.99 per month.  

All the details on our website: terlinguatrash.com. 

I had a typo on my phone number in previous posts mailed postcards, sorry! This is the correct number now. Have a great day! -Jimmy (432) 201 -5638. 

 

 

BRAVO HEALTH TERLINGUA PRIMARY AND URGENT CARE 

199 Rex Ivey Road Terlingua, TX  79852  
(432) 300 5175 
Our Services:  

·         Preventative Care 
·         Acute Care 
·         Routine Physical Exams 
·         Chronic Disease Management 
·         Medication Management 
·         Mental Health Services 
·         Pediatric Care 
·         Geriatric Care 
 

 

TIME TO CALL, NO WALL 
REMINDER: Call AND email your U.S. Senators and Representative today to take a stand for Brewster County:  

Senator John Cornyn (202)224-2934  
https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact-john-cornyn/  

Senator Ted Cruz (202)224-5922  
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/contact/write-ted  

Governor Greg Abbott’s Office (512) 463-2000 
https://www.gregabbott.com/contact-us/  
https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact-us/opinion  

The Texas 23rd Congressional District no longer has a Representative, so if you live outside this district, please help by calling your own Congressperson. 

 Your voice matters. Speak up for Texas parks, for wildlife, for our economic survival,  and for future generations.  

Download Printable Flyers thanks to no-al-muro.com: 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ffgMnaK_nsqqOYLUUpPcHjdpwjqfyWLj