Feature From Punch Lines to Peaceful Paddocks Kind hearts and tranquil San Angelo acres await donkeys in need of a second chance By Jessica M. Ridge
Feature Still Kicking A surge of travelers are getting their kicks for the 100th birthday of Route 66 By Jim McCarty, Samantha Bryant and Claire Stevens
Observations Navigating Turbulence It only takes one person to ease life’s baggage when all seems lost By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Reader Contest Finish This Sentence Help us finish this month’s sentence and you could see your answer in the magazine
November 2026 Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Ride the Rails You need to see what’s coming ’round the bend Curated by Grace Fultz
SPONSORED Preventing and Preparing for Wildfires in Texas Texas A&M Forest Service encourages vigilance
Currents Making It Home Some of the stuff we looked into while you were reading last month’s issue By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Footnotes in Texas History Faces and Places And a big helping of gratitude power the viral wonder Traces of Texas By W.F. Strong
Hit The Road with Chet Garner How To Defeat a Creek Rusk’s historic footbridge is the longest of its kind in the U.S. By Chet Garner
Texas USA Sticky Situation They turned an uninvited bee swarm into a teaching opportunity—and a thriving buzz-ness By Patti Pfeiffer
Finish This Sentence When I Was a Kid … Here are the many ways readers finished this sentence By Texas Co-op Power Readers
Feature ‘That’s What We Do’ Texas lineworkers bring life-changing light to a grateful community in Guatemala Story and Photos by Chris Burrows
October 2026 Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Tailgating A place to rest, gather and check things out Curated by Grace Fultz
Feature Making Space for Everyone Light pollution blotting out the stars? Head to your local planetarium By Melissa Gaskill
Footnotes in Texas History Steinbeck’s Texas The acclaimed author traced our roads in 1960 and couldn’t outrun our pride By W.F. Strong
August 2026 Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Underwater Life A deep dive into the drink Curated by Grace Fultz
Observations A Most Splendid Set of Spurs Cowpunchers couldn’t buy La Espuela Grandes No. 222, nor can this collector By Hugh Edmondson
Feature An Old Salt and a Seafaring Diva As the Gulf shrimping industry dwindles, this 93-year-old—with his savvy first mate—still works the nets By Pam LeBlanc
TCP Kitchen Cranberry Harvest Sip and bake your way through the holidays with this traditional fruit By Vianney Rodriguez, Food Editor
TCP Kitchen After-School Snacks Readers share family sweet treats that answer the final school bell By Vianney Rodriguez, Food Editor
TCP Kitchen Pancakes and Waffles Breakfast will never be the same after tasting these morning staples By Vianney Rodriguez, Food Editor
TCP Kitchen Campfire Favorites Gather ’round the blaze, and we’ll bring the treats By Vianney Rodriguez, Food Editor
Hit The Road with Chet Garner How To Defeat a Creek Rusk’s historic footbridge is the longest of its kind in the U.S. By Chet Garner
Hit The Road with Chet Garner The Palace in Paris Statesmanship and storytelling at the Sam Bell Maxey House By Chet Garner
Hit The Road with Chet Garner The Mother of All State Parks Explore history amid peace and quiet along the Leon River By Chet Garner
Hit The Road with Chet Garner Horror in the Court Some say a ghost still haunts the scene of a grisly courthouse attack 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 Consider Efficiency When Shopping Deals Smart choices continue to save money after purchase By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Safety No Tricks, Just Treats Take these precautions so the night doesn’t become truly scary By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Energy Efficiency Energy-Saving Summer Tips Easy ideas for keeping money in your pocket By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Texas USA Instant Archives The Portal to Texas History makes a wealth of research and documents available online By Light T. Cummins
Feature Everybody’s Beeswax Texans help each other help the mighty honeybee help the rest of us By Claire Stevens
OBSERVATIONS Getting My TV Kicks on ‘Route 66’ For those willing to sit and watch, the road goes on forever By Mike Cox
Feature ‘A Little Source of Joy’ Co-ops and other nonprofits work with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to spark an early love of reading By Jessica Ridge and Chris Burrows
