March 2013

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Honing Their Futures

High schools offer hands-on career training in fields that include biotechnology, manufacturing, meat processing and cosmetology

Feature

Foreign Accents

There’s a world of difference between Texas towns and the more famous places they seem to share names with—Paris, Memphis, China, Cleveland, for example. Or is there?

March 2013 Letters

TCP Talk

Letters and comments from our readers

Currents

Badness and Madness

Some of the stuff we looked into while you were reading last month’s issue

TEXAS USA

An Invasive’s Worst Nightmare

Central Texas teen is determined to destroy plants that don’t belong here, one karate chop at a time

Observations

Don’t Mess With My Bit of Texas

Litter crusader bends but won’t break when it comes to those who give his roadways the cold shoulder

Texas History

Meet the Colorful Cactus Jack

John Nance Garner, considered the most influential vice president ever, might be the most notable Texas politician you’ve never heard of

TCP Kitchen

The Veggie Experience

Sponsored by the Texas Peanut Producers Board. Vegan and vegetarian recipes, with all their restrictions, can be a challenge for the uninitiated, but they also can inspire creativity

Photo Contest

Focus on Texas: Broken

Old, worn-out items invite us to imagine a time when they were functional and useful for their owners and remind us how temporary things on Earth really are