Old-School Streaming
Happy to see Pam LeBlanc is still adventurous [Charted Waters, March 2026]. And Erich Schlegel’s photos artfully capture her adventure.
Steve Hardy, Pedernales EC | Cedar Park
Matters of Funding
Overall, a great article, but there is a quote saying that rebuilding the Mason courthouse “didn’t cost taxpayers a dime” [In All Their Glory, March 2026]. At least $9.6 million of funding from the state wasn’t from the tooth fairy.
Larry Strong, CoServ | Lewisville
In addition to being the senior tow operator for family-owned Lee’s Wrecker Service, Tyler Schlickeisen has served with the Florence Volunteer Fire Department for 12 years.
Courtesy Julie Horelica
Shouldering the Load
I loved the story of Tyler Schlickeisen, tow truck driver [Currents, March 2026]. It’s great to see stories on unsung heroes like him.
I do have to disagree with his comment, “Nobody likes to see a tow truck driver.” When I have needed them—on Interstate 35—my two tow truck drivers were heroes.
Frank Graham, Navarro County EC | Hill County
A Rash of Trash
Back in the ’60s, Lady Bird Johnson championed a “Don’t Be a Litterbug” campaign, sending us children home with “litter bags” to hang on the handle of our roll-down car windows [A Tidy Revolution, March 2026]. Then in the ’80s, the “Don’t Mess With Texas” slogan was a fun and effective refresher course.
Now we desperately need a new anti-litter crusade because Texas roadways have grown increasingly trashy.
Cheryl Irish, Bluebonnet EC | Bastrop
Jerry Bearden, left, and Jan Appleby at the restored Seaquist House in Mason.
Tiffany Hofeldt
Ancestry and ‘TCP’
My hobby is genealogy and family history. Two articles in March gave enough information about people for me to see if I am related to them.
I discovered Tad Lucas [Currents] was the wife of my 10th cousin. Jennie Reynolds [In All Their Glory] is my 10th cousin. Our common progenitors date from the 1500s and 1600s.
Judith Tavares, Nueces EC | Corpus Christi
