Features

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO WILLIE
By Joe Nick Patoski
Just in time for his 75th birthday, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life has been published by Little Brown and Company. Joe Nick Patoski, who wrote this definitive book about this Texas icon, allowed us to publish the first excerpt from it.

SAVING THE KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE
By Melissa Gaskill
Taking eggs from the species’ only known nesting site in Northern Mexico, researchers have established a successful second nesting site on North Padre Island.

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Departments

POWER TALK
Letters to the Editor; safety and energy tips; co-op people, places and trivia.

ELECTRIC NOTES
Energy tips and safety information.

OBSERVATIONS
CAMP CHAPARRAL
By Shannon Oelrich
Someone was always going to be there to gently guide me.

TEXAS USA
TALES GAME WARDENS TELL
By Ben Rehder
Love notes, kangaroos and Hurricane Katrina

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
ALPHONSE AND THE PIG WAR
By Martha Deeringer
The low point of French envoy Jean Pierre Isidore Alphonse Dubois’ stay in Austin was an international tempest in a teapot known as The Pig War.

RECIPES
BERRY TALENTED
By Shannon Oelrich
Recipes featuring berries, including the winners of our reader recipe contest.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
COWBOYS
Reader photo contest. Recognizable from their hats, boots and attitudes, the cowboys in this month’s winning photos are indicative of the hard-working strong and silent types among us.     

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
SAN ANGELO TO PAINT ROCK
By Camille Wheeler
Discover an oasis of art and water in the midst of dusty West Texas.