Travis Bubenik
News DirectorTravis has waltzed across Texas throughout his career in journalism, covering everything from pipeline protests in the Big Bend and oilfield flaring in the Permian Basin to Gulf Coast hurricanes and courtroom battles all over the state.
A Houston native and University of Texas alum, he got his start in public radio as an intern at Marfa Public Radio, where he has at various times been a reporter and host of both Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Travis’ reporting has frequently appeared on NPR and public radio’s Marketplace. His dog Valentine is indeed named after the town.
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Sergio Menchaca Pizarro, a quien se lo conoce con el nombre de “El Menchaca” se declaró culpable el 28 de junio de un cargo federal de tráfico de drogas que conlleva una sentencia obligatoria de cadena perpetua. -
David Matthew Neet, an Alpine volunteer firefighter, was arrested Friday and charged with arson after authorities say he purposefully started a string of recent roadside brush fires in the region. -
A spokesperson for the Big Bend Regional Medical Center said Flores had retired “to focus on his family.” -
Ernesto Villarreal, former business manager for the tiny West Texas school district, is accused of using district credit cards for his own purchases and issuing himself fraudulent payments. -
Experts say community paramedicine programs, which involve paramedics checking in on people with known health issues before an emergency happens, can cut costs and ease strains on health care systems in rural areas. -
Marfa Independent School District board members have finalized a deal to transfer the district’s ownership of the historic schoolhouse to the National Park Service, a key step in plans to establish a new historic site that will tell the story of Mexican American school segregation in the 20th century. -
Miembros de la junta del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Marfa han finalizado un acuerdo para transferir la propiedad del distrito de la histórica escuela al Servicio de Parques Nacionales, un paso clave en los planes para establecer un nuevo sitio histórico que contará la historia de la segregación escolar mexicano-estadounidense en el Siglo XX.
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Federal regulators approved plans for the Saguaro Connector Pipeline earlier this year, prompting legal action Thursday from the Sierra Club and other groups over claims that the pipeline’s potential impacts were not properly evaluated. -
The national park announced O’Connor’s hiring in May after the retirement of the park’s previous superintendent. -
Two primary runoff elections in the Big Bend region in May headed to recounts after the winners in each contest prevailed by just one vote.
