The internet. I can communicate with Texas Co-op Power with one simple click.
Loretta Bedford, Deep East Texas EC | San Augustine
The cellphone. The worst is also the cellphone.
David Walicek, GVEC | Yoakum
Central heat and air.
Jane Patterson, Bowie-Cass EC | Texarkana
Indoor toilets.
Victoria Vawter, Wood County EC | Ben Wheeler
The decoding of the human genome.
Mike Richard, Grayson-Collin EC | Howe
Satellite communication around the world.
Gloria Wark, Bluebonnet EC | Brenham
The microwave oven.
Carol Anne Mercer, Grayson-Collin EC | Fairview
The yellow first-down marker on televised football games.
Mike Whitley, Grayson-Collin EC | McKinney
The personal computer.
James Parker, Sam Houston EC | Livingston
The washing machine.
Paula and Bill Campbell, United Cooperative Services | Stephenville
The internet.
Shirley Bañez, Bandera EC | Boerne
The cellphone. When your tractor breaks down, you can call someone to pick you up and avoid a long walk to the barn.
Jana Hamman, United Cooperative Services | Hico
SpaceX. The ambition to make humanity a multiplanet species is inarguably one that could save us all.
David M. Autrey, Wise EC | Paradise
The pellet grill.
James Williams, MidSouth EC | Montgomery City
Pantyhose.
Betty Morgan, Bryan Texas Utilities | Bryan
The integrated circuit.
Chris Van Peski, Bluebonnet EC | Cedar Creek
The transistor.
Bill Martin, Wood County EC | Quitman
Texting.
Kayla Richer, PenTex Energy | Whitesboro
Has to be the transistor.
Richard Florence, Pedernales EC | Liberty Hill
The nutritional facts and ingredient list on most foods.
Jim Cesario, Pedernales EC | Marble Falls
The water well pump.
Susan Stevens, Navasota Valley EC | Hearne
Running water.
Verlin Callahan, Bluebonnet EC | Bastrop
The microwave. I hate cooking!
Donalie Boyce, CECA | May
Computers.
Kesavamurthi Rangasamy, Bluebonnet EC | Austin
The gooseneck hitch, which my stepfather invented and revolutionized the cattle, horse and ranching worlds.
Nancy Shaffer, Fannin EC | Telephone
The World Wide Web.
Remona Gray, Panola-Harrison EC | Marshall
Satellite geolocation and, consequently, location-based apps.
Rebecca Boon, CoServ | Plano
