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August 2011
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Courage Beyond the Game
Remembering Freddie Steinmark, the scrappy University of Texas football player whose heroic story riveted a nation
Departments
Letters to the Editor
CO-OP PEOPLE
Co-op CASAs Stand Up for Children
But from each advocate, the message is the same: Please volunteer
Power Connections
Big-Screen Savings
Conduct your own research and stay tuned for more energy-saving tips
TEXAS USA
Wends of Change
Even as their language disappears, descendants of Slavic immigrants still embrace their cultural and religious freedom in tiny Serbin
OBSERVATIONS
A Gift from a Ghost
Wild romp with a ghost crab yields a treasured night for father and daughter
FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
The Deadly Crash at Crush
1896 publicity stunt turned into a tragic train wreck of an idea on fateful day near Waco
KEVIN’S KITCHEN
Exploring a Flavorful Continent
No need to fear that unfamiliar menu: Expand your taste buds’ horizons with Asian cuisine
August 2011 Photo Contest
Focus on Texas: Milestones
From first kite flights to college graduations, the rungs on life’s ladder are climbed in small and big steps
Around Texas
Historians will re-enact in Goliad an encampment depicting the 1812 siege of Presidio La Bahia—during which Mexico took the fort from the Spanish—as part of Under the Green Flag, February 23–24.
Find more events all across the state on our Events page.
Photo: Library of Congress
