Alpine is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,786 people at the 2000 census, and had increased to 6,460 according to a July 2009 estimate. Alpine is home to the main campus of Sul Ross State University, a member of the Texas State University system, named for Texas Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross.

I had a part time surgical practice at Big Bend Regional Medical Center for several years during my traveling stage. It was a wonderful get away with pleasant laid back people and a high dessert climate. The surrounding country side has it's own particular beauty. The film, "No Country for Old Men", was filmed here.