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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY: SHOOT TO THRILL
By Melissa Gaskill
Photos by Rolf Nussbaumer
Promoting wildlife photography and land conservation are the goals of the Texas-based Pro-Tour of Nature Photography. Last year, it offered the largest wildlife photography purse in the world—$160,000 in total.

RED, WHITE AND BOOM
By Thomas Korosec
On a ranch in southwest Fannin County, Pyrotex has assembled Fourth of July fireworks displays for 34 cities, small towns and country clubs across the state.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Our readers sound off.

POWER TALK
Co-op people, places and trivia.

ELECTRIC NOTES
Energy tips and safety information.

POWER CONNECTIONS
2 GOOD 2 BE TRUE = FALSE
By Elizabeth McGowan
Beware of ‘too good to be true’ energy claims.

TEXAS USA
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ROAM
By Eileen Mattei
Take a trip to the tropics at Brownsville’s Gladys Porter Zoo.

OBSERVATIONS
IT’S IN THE BAG
By Camille Wheeler
Grocery sacking is not a lost art after all.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
BAWDY BELLE STARR
By Martha Deeringer
A feisty little lady with an accurate aim and a fondness for the company of outlaws, Belle Starr enjoyed her reputation as the “Bandit Queen.”

RECIPES
A CRUST TO REMEMBER
By Kevin Hargis
This crust recipe came from my dear, departed Aunt Ruth, my mom’s oldest sister, who always had a delicious slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie waiting for me when I’d visit.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
VACATION PHOTOS
By Ashley Clary
Our monthly reader photo contest. From familiar Texas, down south to Costa Rica and over the big, blue Atlantic Ocean to Africa, your entries made us all wistful for that great getaway.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
By Camille Wheeler
Rich with mysteries, San Antonio’s Spanish missions paved the way for a dynamic, multicultural city.