Community & Opinion

Power grid again reaches record demand

Power grid again reaches record demand

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Power grid again reaches record demand

News Staff
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Body AUSTIN— The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat warning, power demand peaked at 85,559 megawatts last week, breaking a record set last August.
ART IN ABQ The landscape and highway-scape of northern New Mexico, through which historic Route 66 passes, lends itself at every turn to the work of painters, sculptors, architects, writers, dancers—and even bus drivers. (This sign marking an Albuquerque Rapid Transit stop on Central Avenue—old 66—fits right in.) MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

ART IN ABQ The landscape and highway-scape of northern New Mexico, through which historic Route 66 passes, lends itself at every turn to the work of painters, sculptors, architects, writers, dancers—and even bus drivers. (This sign marking an Albuquerque Rapid Transit stop on Central Avenue—old 66—fits right in.) MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Route 66 through New Mexico: Light across the high desert

Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.comROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 7New Mexico likes to call itself the Land of Enchantment.And so it is, quite often, for their nextdoor neighbors the Texans.
TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Exclusive Subscriber Content

‘Big Ball’s in Cowtown,’ not ‘ Hail to the Chief’

News Staff
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.
Instant coffee, instant answers

Instant coffee, instant answers

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Instant coffee, instant answers

Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body How long since your last cup of steaming instant coffee?Me, I’m hoping to live long enough to forget this one. Whoever thought this stuff could taste like coffee was wrong. What’s in it?PAUSE TO CHECK. Coffee! Instant coffee is made from coffee! Who knew?
Dutch oven bread: crunchy crust and pillowy middle

Dutch oven bread: crunchy crust and pillowy middle

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Dutch oven bread: crunchy crust and pillowy middle

Angelina L
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMA peasant bread recipe has been featured in this column before, and the technique is an outstanding way to experiment with bread baking, especially if you are a newcomer to the bread-baking scene.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

2024 CAPROCK HAPPENINGS

News Staff
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comArea School Homecoming Dates MOTLEY COUNTY vs. Hart, Friday, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. GUTHRIE vs. Rule, Thursday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. SILVERTON vs. White Deer, Thursday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. PADUCAH vs.
TALES FROM TUMBLEWEEDSMITH

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEEDSMITH

Exclusive Subscriber Content

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEEDSMITH

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Body TUMBLEWEEDAs the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.
Paragraphs & pixels

Paragraphs & pixels

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Back in Texas—but not home yet

Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Body Crossing the state line westbound from Oklahoma brings us into familiar territory—not just because it’s the state where Kay and I live and make our living, but because it’s the start of a very familiar 178 miles of roadway.
THE RIBBON ROAD outside Miami, Oklahoma, is a remnant of the solitary stretch of Route 66 that was built in 1912 (before the Route was officially designated) as a single lane. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

THE RIBBON ROAD outside Miami, Oklahoma, is a remnant of the solitary stretch of Route 66 that was built in 1912 (before the Route was officially designated) as a single lane. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Oklahoma, green hills to Panhandle

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Body Oklahoma, green hills to PanhandleE D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.com Paragraphs & pixelsBARBARA BRANNONOklahoma has more drivable miles of Route 66 than any other state. And “drivable,” as twenty-first-century roadies know, is all-important.