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SEEDS OF CHANGE: TEXAS FAMILY FARMS
By Jody Horton
Family farming, in the span of just a few generations, has gone from the dominant way of life to one that has nearly vanished. In the first of a three-part series, meet the members of the Johnson family, who farm near Center.

ON A WING AND A PRAYER
By Elaine Robbins
The world’s last natural wild flock of Whooping Cranes navigates a precarious course. They return to the same wintering grounds on the Texas coast each year.

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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
'SMART GRID’ IS IN EYES OF THE BEHOLDER
By Kaye Northcott
The term “smart grid” has taken on a life of its own, even as people try to agree on what it means.

TEXAS USA
PURPLE MARTIN LANDLORDS
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Roomy high-rise ready for immediate occupancy. Scenic Hill Country view.

OBSERVATIONS
ELECTRIFYING JOB
By Harry P. Noble
One lady danced a jig when we turned her lights on.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
OLD BLUE: TOP HAND ON THE TEXAS TRAIL
By Martha Deeringer
Lead steers were born with a certain bossy mentality. The most famous of these was Charles Goodnight’s Old Blue.

RECIPES
KITCHEN MAGIC FOR KIDS
By Kevin Hargis
Somewhere at the intersection of physics and chemistry that is cooking, something entertaining, fun and almost magical sometimes appears.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
SNOW DAZE
By Ashley Clary
Our monthly reader photo contest. Whether a postcard-perfect scene or an unfortunate snow-in, your photos sent heartwarming shivers up our spines.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
JUST RIGHT
By Kaye Northcott
Classy Denton is not too big and not too small.