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City submits letter to CBP: Alpine’s response to the border light plan

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency opened the door for input regarding the potential environmental impacts and project alternatives for operational lighting along the border in Texas. That door closed last Monday, but not before the City of Alpine sent a response to it.

AVFD working with TPWD on mapping app

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The Alpine Emergency Services Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. In attendance were Rusty Moore, Albert Benitez, Albert Lujan, Aaron Rodriguez, AVFD Chief Andrew Pierce, and arriving later were AVFD Captain Zack Davis and Chairman Paul Loeffler, who was detained due to inclement weather outside Sanderson. Stacey Wood was absent, and no one was as yet appointed to fill the board vacancy left by Stephanie Elmore.

Blueberry Mascarpone-Stuffed French Bread Casserole

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Ingredients 3 8-ounce French baguettes 8-ounce mascarpone or cream cheese at room temperature 2 teaspoons of vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar 2 cups fresh blueberries 6 eggs 2 cups milk ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions Grease a 3-quart baking dish. Cut each baguette into 1-inch slices, cutting to but not through the bottom of the loaf.
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St. Augustine more dominant than bermuda if chinch bugs are kept at bay

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Dear Neil: This weed/ vine/grass is overtaking the bare spots in my St. Augustine lawn where chinch bugs killed the St. Augustine last summer. Glyphosate works well where it has taken over fully, but I’m hesitant to spray that around my St. Augustine because I obviously don’t want to kill it. What might work?