Power Connections Cool, Daddy Reflective coating on home’s roof brings temperature way down By Suzanne Haberman
Feature Speaking Up for Heritage Alabama-Coushatta tribe is fighting to preserve its native tongue and venerable way of life By Helen Cordes
Feature The Truth About Pecos Cantaloupes They’re a sweet, hard-to-find delicacy … and now they are grown in Pecos County, not Pecos By Lonn Taylor
Co-op People Changing Views, One Kaleidoscope at a Time Seeing is believing through these magical toys that spin forth bright colors, intricate patterns … and hope By Margaret Buranen
Texas Reader Feathers & Light On John P. O’Neill’s canvas of many colors, no bird is left behind By Camille Wheeler
Observations The Real Deal on a Real Ranch Learning the ropes from an old, stooped-over cowboy who would leave Roy Rogers in the dust By Marco Perella
Footnotes in Texas History Elizabeth Bacon Custer Libbie, wife of a famous general, gamely endured frontier hardships to be by his side By Martha Deeringer
TCP Kitchen Food for a Multitude Meat and greet: When cooking for a crowd, make sure you know what folks really want to sink their teeth into By Kevin Hargis
Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Yard Art In the hands of imaginative artists, different kinds of critters come home to stay By Ashley Clary-Carpenter