Brewster County

Brewster County’s local health authority, Dr. Ekta Escovar, has formally stepped down from the role, which she’s held for the last seven months.

By Travis Bubenik, Courthouse NewsALPINE, Texas (CN) — As the coronavirus continues to circulate across the Lone Star State, having killed more than…

The wide-open expanses of Big Bend National Park could grow slightly more if a small Far West Texas ranch is absorbed into the park’s boundaries.

By Public Radio StaffThree Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees were killed in a helicopter crash in Brewster County while conducting aerial…

By Marfa Public Radio StaffThis story has been updated to reflect Presidio County's order.All Presidio and Brewster County businesses will have to require…

All recent cases, including this most recent announcement, are in North Brewster County, according to state health officials.

With little to no confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties got the green-light from the state for retail stores, restaurants and libraries to open their doors up to 50% capacity.

By Stephen Paulsen, The Big Bend Sentinel stephen@bigbendsentinel.com ALPINE — The county judge in Brewster County is asking a federal court to throw out…

By Mitch BordenAs towns across the Big Bend region prepare for the coronavirus, Brewster County Judge Commissioners are issuing a shelter-in-place order…

The owner of the Gage Hotel in Marathon is suing Brewster County over the county’s recent declaration to close hotels and short-term rentals, an unprecedented measure instigated in the interest of public health, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.