Texas Leaders Shut Renewables Out in Planning the Power Grid’s Future

On a state advisory committee, only one member has experience developing wind or solar power. And he’s voiced some eyebrow-raising ideas. Aug 18, 2022 Energy [Texas Leaders Shut Renewables Out in Planning the Power Grid’s Future]( On a state advisory committee, only one member has experience developing wind or solar power. And he’s voiced some eyebrow-raising ideas. [READ STORY](   IN OTHER NEWS One by Willie [How a Willie Nelson Song Almost—But Not Quite—Kept Charley Crockett Out of Jail]( The hard-core honky-tonker talks to us live from Luck, Texas, about “Face of a Fighter” and the other Willie songs he leaned on when he was homeless. [READ STORY]( TEXAS MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS   [Sign Up for the Food & Drink Newsletter]( Get our curated list of restaurant reviews, cooking tips, recipes, and more delivered straight to your inbox twice a month. [SIGN UP]( TEXAS MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS   [Sign Up for the Food & Drink Newsletter]( Get our curated list of restaurant reviews, cooking tips, recipes, and more delivered straight to your inbox twice a month. [SIGN UP](   MORE OF THE LATEST Tacos [This East Texas Drive-through Taqueria Specializes in Home Cooking]( Taqueria Mi Rancho serves posito, tacos al pastor, and birria, and is located on the co-owner's ranch, bringing a sense of comida casera to the restaurant. [READ STORY](   Texas Country Reporter [The Texas “Moth Man” Is Retired But Still Clicking]( Stuart Marcus has spent years identifying and photographing hundreds of species of moths near the Trinity River, but he still has more to go. [READ STORY](   The Stand Up Desk [From the Editor: “Sparkle Plenty,” Chronicler of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders]( Sarah Hepola’s cover story expertly examines the fifty-year history of the famous NFL cheerleading squad. [READ STORY](   ONE MORE THING TM CLASSICS [Laura Wilson Photographed Her Sons Like Hollywood Never Could]( Her 1996 photo essay captured the joy and vitality of Andrew, Luke, and Owen Wilson's charmed youth in Dallas. [READ STORY](   SPONSORED [Introducing The Big Texas Cookbook]( From the editors of Texas Monthly, our new cookbook celebrates Texas’s ever-evolving culinary landscape in a stunning compilation that includes more than one hundred recipes, gorgeous color photos, and insightful essays. [Preorder yours today!](   TRENDING ONLINE - [Sex, Scandal, and Sisterhood: Fifty Years of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders]( - [Glen McCurley Strangled Carla Walker in 1974. Was She His Only Victim?]( - [Why Are Border Smugglers Trafficking Bologna?]( - [Miniature Cattle Have Ambled Into Our Hearts and Onto Our Modest Acreages]( - [The Watermelon King of Balmorhea]( [Summer Sale! Subscribe to Texas Monthly and save.]( [🔥 Save While It's Hot!](   Save up to 87% on a Texas Monthly subscription during the summer sale. Limited time only. [SUBSCRIBE]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletters. Want more? Check out [our other newsletters](.   P.O. Box 1569, Austin, TX 78767 [View Online]( [Unsubscribe](