The Big Bend Sentinel on Tuesday published an audio recording of a conversation in which three male Marfa City Council members suggested they wanted to hire a man for a city administrator position.

On Saturday, voters in the Big Bend and Permian Basin rejected funding proposals for education and water infrastructure and elected new local government officials. Voters in Ector County approved two emergency services districts that will bring fire and EMS operations to unincorporated parts of the county.

Donald Trump won Ector County, which includes Odessa, with more than 70 percent of the vote.

For years, Alpine has been subject to a unique state law requiring the city to spend at least half of its hotel occupancy tax revenue on tourism advertising. A bill from State Rep. Eddie Morales would repeal the rule, opening up other ways for the city to use the money.