Feature Giant Footsteps Even as Opal Lee—the Grandmother of Juneteenth—approaches 100, she says her important work isn’t done By Michael Hurd
Feature J.O. Was Here The history of this Hill Country vista goes right through a century-old Julian Onderdonk painting By John R. Millard
Texas USA The Cowboy Life Charles Siringo’s writing bears witness to a life on the trail of cattle and outlaws By David McCormick
Reader Contest Finish This Sentence Help us finish this month’s sentence and you could see your answer in the magazine
Footnotes in Texas History Go the Other Way Eastern Central Texas’ hill country also has plenty of wildflowers, rolling hills and history By W.F. Strong
sponsored Wildfire Home Preparedness for Rural Texans Texas A&M Forest Service encourages planning and awareness
Finish This Sentence If I Could Use Only One Electronic Device, It Would Be … Here are the many ways readers finished this sentence By Texas Co-op Power Readers
Hit The Road with Chet Garner Play Time on the Prairie The ‘Fort Griffin Fandangle’ is a spectacle like no other By Chet Garner
Feature Wet Texas Beyond and below the tumbleweeds and cactuses, oases beckon out west Photo essay by Erich Schlegel
Currents On the Diamond and a Texas Gem Some of the stuff we looked into while you were reading last month’s issue By Texas Co-op Power Staff
June 2026 Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Making a Splash The ripples reach across the state this month Curated by Grace Fultz
Feature He Kept Digging Thanks to an archaeologist’s persistence, we have 20,000-year-old evidence of Texans By Pam LeBlanc
Texas USA Uneasy Riders Once in a while, the backseat drivers are at least half right By Clay Coppedge
Feature Growing Tradition Valley volunteers gather each fall to replant a thorn forest, seedling by seedling By Eileen Mattei
Feature Fast and Curious Nineteen species of hummingbird call Texas home, and these West Texans can help you see many of them By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
May 2026 Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Caught Napping Shoutout to those getting some shut-eye Curated by Grace Fultz
Observations Mother’s Days They give a lot to their kids, but sometimes moms need a little bit back By Cayt Calhoun
TCP Kitchen The Art of the Sandwich Warm your heart with a meal dressed in layers By Vianney Rodriguez
TCP Kitchen Five-Ingredient Dinners Five stars for dishes that minimize ingredients and maximize flavor By Vianney Rodriguez, Food Editor
Hit The Road with Chet Garner Play Time on the Prairie The ‘Fort Griffin Fandangle’ is a spectacle like no other By Chet Garner
Hit the Road With Chet Garner Tragedy on the Prairie Step into the hard life of frontier Texas at Old Fort Parker By Chet Garner
Hit The Road Long Drives in Big Bend Live the luxe life in a surprising locale: Lajitas By Chet Garner
Hit The Road with Chet Garner South Poles Panna Maria museum shows off Polish heritage in a big way By Chet Garner
Hit the Road With Chet Garner True Texploration See all the places Chet has visited with Texas Co-op Power
Energy Efficiency Upgrade Your Computer for Efficiency’s Sake And enjoy other benefits too By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Safety DIYing? Know Your Limits and Your Tools Good planning and use of personal protective equipment can keep you safe By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Safety Use Electric Scooters, Bikes and Hoverboards Safely Note recalls of devices, battery hazards and injury precautions By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Hit the Road Texas on a Grand Stage Palo Duro Canyon State Park features natural majesty and theatric pageantry By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Observations Anchored Memories One Texan relives childhood memories through his grandfather’s boat By Mike Leggett
Web Extra Tunes on the Trail Songs of the old Chisholm Trail calmed cattle and the men who moved them By Gene Fowler
Feature ‘On Juneteenth’ A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian describes the holiday’s long path out of Texas Excerpt by Annette Gordon-Reed
Feature Honing Their Futures High schools offer hands-on career training in fields that include biotechnology, manufacturing, meat processing and cosmetology By Mark Wangrin
