🌱 How a new state law could squeeze Presidio’s city budget
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In today's newsletter:
- How a new state law could squeeze Presidio’s city budget
- How upcoming property sales and a new health center may affect you
- What did agencies decide at Presidio’s latest border security meeting?
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 92 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Sunny, breezy and not as warm, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Presidio could lose $2.6 million in taxable property value (bigbendsentinel.com) — Presidio is bracing for a hit to its budget as a new state law will remove at least $2.6 million in taxable business property from the city’s rolls starting this year. City leaders are juggling infrastructure needs, downtown and water upgrades, and slow road work while also seeking residents to fill two open council seats and several local board positions. 
2. April 16, 2026: Public Notices (bigbendsentinel.com) — Several new legal notices could directly affect Presidio residents, including a sheriff’s sale of multiple properties in the city and county and an RFP for constructing the Big Bend Presidio Health Center, with a mandatory pre-proposal meeting in Presidio. There’s also a Marfa City Council hearing on an AEP electric substation and a new mixed-beverage permit application for The Marfa Capri.
3. Presidio Border Patrol Station hosts multi-agency meeting on border security (bigbendtimes.com) — Federal, state, and local agencies recently met at the Presidio Border Patrol Station to coordinate how they tackle border security and cross-border crime in the Big Bend Sector. Officials emphasized better information sharing and joint planning to address smuggling and other organized criminal activity along the remote West Texas border.
4. Eight stolen vehicles recovered near Presidio; multiple arrests made (bigbendtimes.com) — Law enforcement in Presidio County recently intercepted eight stolen vehicles headed toward Mexico through a Transmigrante lot on U.S. 67 north of Presidio. Working with state investigators, the sheriff’s office seized tractor‑trailers, uncovered altered VINs, and made multiple arrests, though details on suspects and charges are still limited.
5. Cost of living is lowest in the South. See TN's most affordable towns (jacksonsun.com) — Presidio earns a spot on Niche’s list of the most affordable places to live in the U.S., alongside several other small Texas towns. The ranking, driven largely by housing costs relative to income, highlights how much cheaper many Southern communities are compared with the national average, offering context for locals weighing moves within Texas or beyond.
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