Feature Hot Wheels Racing hearts and revved-up engines: NASCAR and Texas Motor Speedway drive Texans wild By Carlos Mendez
Power Connections Banking on Green Homes Third-party energy-efficiency certifications can boost homebuilders’ claims and fetch higher sales prices By Suzanne Haberman
FEATURE Hand-Me-Down Work Ethic As the pine logs roll through TEC’s pole manufacturing plant, Kirk Lacy hears his father’s words: ‘Don’t do anything you can’t sign your name to’ By Suzanne Haberman
CO-OP PEOPLE ‘An Outpouring of Love’ Lamar EC rallies around 5-year-old boy battling rare type of leukemia By Ashley Clary-Carpenter
OBSERVATIONS Let There Be Light Before the first power lines were strung, a wondrous invention—the Delco generator—brightened rural Texans’ nights By Harry Noble
FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY Rooted in Courage Almost a quarter century after being poisoned, Austin’s Treaty Oak is still standing tall By Martha Deeringer
TCP Kitchen Little Cakes, Big Possibilities Cupcakes are some of the hottest little desserts going these days By Kevin Hargis
Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Easter From confetti-filled eggs to intricately decorated Ukrainian eggs, our readers share their favorite photos By Ashley Clary-Carpenter
HIT THE ROAD Peephole into the Past Stop, shop and soak up the Victorian elegance of Calvert By Connie Strong
