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A Vision of Harmony

Grant’s Colony, an East Texas freedom colony, offered integration for former slaves

By LaDawn Fletcher

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Thursday Night Lights

Book tells the largely unknown story of segregated African-American high school football programs in Texas

By Michael Hurd

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Letters to the Editor

Web Extras

February 2018 Web Extras

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Currents

Carrying the Torch

Celebrating current flames and Olympic Games this month

TCP Kitchen

Peanut Butter + Chocolate: A Love Story

When these flavors join forces, it’s like a match made in heaven

By Paula Disbrowe

February 2018 Photo Contest

Focus on Texas: Jailhouses

It would be a crime if you didn’t check out our online slideshow

By Grace Arsiaga

Co-op People

Red Hats Update

Sonora’s Nancy Johnson still busy promoting Little Hats, Big Hearts project in Texas

By Texas Co-op Power Staff

Co-ops at Work

Hurricane Harvey

Disaster prompts generosity and ingenuity

Texas History

The Rope Walker of Corsicana

Unraveling the mystery of a one-legged tightrope performer

By Gene Fowler

Texas USA

Dark Corner and High Hill

Excerpt from “Texas, My Texas:” country cemeteries, where local history has its final say

By Lonn Taylor

Observations

Busted at Bee Cave

The Texas legal system and its chilling effect on young innocence

By Clay Coppedge

Safety

Keep Kids and Sitter Safe

Prepare your home for security of all inside

By Texas Co-op Power Staff

Hit the Road

Standing Tall Once Again

Hotel Settles, revived and modernized, casts glow upon downtown Big Spring

By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

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