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Court approves tourism advertising contracts; tourism director announces meetings and training
Summary
Brewster County Tourism Director Robert Alvarez reported on marketing and upcoming meetings and the court approved a Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine ad and a Bird Watcher's Digest insertion order. A required human-trafficking training in Marathon was also announced.
Robert Alvarez, Executive Director of Brewster County Tourism, presented a general tourism update at the Jan. 27 meeting and announced the Tourism Council will meet Feb. 9, 2026. He also noted a required human-trafficking-prevention training scheduled in Marathon on Feb. 5, 2026.
Alvarez presented a contract for an advertisement in Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine and a 2026 advertising insertion order for Bird Watcher's Digest. Commissioner Sara Allen Colando moved to approve both contracts; Commissioner Jim Westermann seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
The transcript records the approvals but does not list contract dollar amounts or ad schedules; those details would be available in the executed contracts held by the tourism office.
