Three generations of West Texas lineworkers keep the lights on

FOLLOWING IN DAD’S BOOTSTEPS
  • ATTHEIR BEST DannyNixon— with grandson Camden, left, and son Scott—remembers once telling a member who was stunned to see a crew out in a nasty storm, “Ma’am, when it’s the worst, that’s when we’re at our best.” | CAYTLYN CALHOUN, TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
    ATTHEIR BEST DannyNixon— with grandson Camden, left, and son Scott—remembers once telling a member who was stunned to see a crew out in a nasty storm, “Ma’am, when it’s the worst, that’s when we’re at our best.” | CAYTLYN CALHOUN, TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
    Sometimes childhood dreams come true. Other times they veer down anunexpected path.Three generations of Nixon men in the South Plains ended up on the same path, leaving earlier ambitions in the dust.Danny Nixon, 66, grew up wanting to be an anesthesiologist. But he fell in love and ran out of money, and he left Texas Tech after one semester. Soon thereafter...

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