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N AT U R E ’ S PA L E T T E C A P T I VAT E S
T E X A N S E V E RY S P R I N G
contents
March 2021
04 currents
The latest buzz
06 tcp talk
Readers respond
18 co-op news
Information
plus energy
and safety
tips from your
cooperative
29 Footnotes in
texas history
Wounded—Then
Rejected
By Michael Hurd
30 tcp Kitchen
Tacos
By Megan Myers
34 hit the road
Where Artistry
Congregates
08 By Chet Garner
Flower Power 37 Focus on texas
Photo Contest:
Wildflowers proliferate in an explosion of color along the Diners
highways and byways of texas each spring, inspiring artists
to capture the state’s wild beauty and luring travelers off
the beaten path. 38 observations
Few and Far
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers By Eli Winter
On the COver
A red patch of Indian paint-
brush highlights a field of
wildflowers near new Berlin.
ABOve
A firewheel.
Photos by Rob Greebon
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Currents
Month of Tweets
oF the 654 species of birds documented in Texas, over half are migra-
tory. Millions of these will fly the Texas skies starting this month on their
way to northern breeding grounds after wintering in Mexico and Central
scout’s honor
and South America.
Some species, such as the prothonotary warbler, below, and red-eyed
vireo, will go no farther north than Texas, where they’ll make their home since the Boy scouts of
until the fall, when they migrate south again. America created the eagle
scout rank in 1911, about
2.6 million Americans have
earned one of scouting’s
highest honors. until last year,
all eagle scouts were boys.
When Abby Winkelman,
whose family is a member of
sam houston electric Coop-
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erative, became an eagle
scout in October, when she
was 14, she made history,
becoming one of the first girls
to reach the rank.
“I don’t think I’ve ever set a
goal this ambitious for myself,
so I’m just really proud of my-
self that I met my goal,” said
Winkelman, of troop 5131
in Austin, “and I planned and
I got help from all my friends
and all my community.”
hank the cool Dog
Texas’ coolest dog meets Texas’ coolest character.
A new podcast series stars Matthew McConaughey as Hank the Cowdog,
based on the long-running series of children’s books written by Texan John
R. Erickson, illustrated by Gerald L. Holmes and set in the Panhandle.
The podcast, which debuted in the fall, is available on all major podcast platforms.
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“I will never
forsake Texas
and her cause.
I am her son.”
— J o s é a n T o n i o n ava R R o
Finish this
sentence
THE SONG
THAT GOT ME
THROUGH A YEAR
OF PANDEMIC IS ...
tell us how you would finish that
sentence. email your short responses
to letters@texasCooppower.com or
comment on our facebook post. Include
your co-op and town. here are some of
the responses to our january prompt:
life was better …
Drink to That?
When my skate key was hanging around u s i n g h o u s to n as a model, researchers at Rice University have
my neck, my knees were scabbed and the developed a plan to recycle wastewater economically and make it
wind was blowing my hair from my face. drinkable, which could reduce the need for surface water—from
j A n I C e f . C O n W Ay
t r I n I t y vA l l e y e C rivers, reservoirs and wells—by 28%.
kemp
“All the technologies needed to treat wastewater to drinking
water quality are available,” Rice researcher Qilin Li said. “The
Before COvId-19.
g A r y g A l l O W Ay issue is that today they’re still pretty expensive.”
trI-COunty eC
W e At h e r f O r d
This proposed system makes up for that by bringing down the
cost of a city’s water supply. Recycled water doesn’t have to travel
When we could reach out and touch some- as far and is therefore cheaper.
one, literally. I miss hugs and handshakes. Cheers.
CA r m e n lO C kst e dt
vICtOrIA eC
vICtOrIA
When the only screen we had was in our
door, and we could see through it. Contests and More
p At r I C I A r A p A C k I
mIdsOuth eC
on texascooppoWer.com
mOntgOmery
$500 recipe contest
kids Cooking
After I recovered from ovarian cancer.
sherrI jeffery Focus on texas photos
g r Ay s O n - C O l l I n e C night life
mCkInney
Win a booK
enter to win Texas Wildflowers:
to see more responses, read A Field Guide.
Currents online.
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TCP Talk
captured!
“Katmai National Park and
Preserve holds a contest
every year to name the
fattest bear at Brooks Falls.”
Julia FRankenField
MidsouTh ec
MonTGoMeRy
r u s sel l A . g r Aves
no Fan of the span a World opens Dialect in Danger
My wife drove across it with our teenage The Carnegie library of my The Texas German dialect and
son in 1985 and could not drive back Crossed it pulling a hometown of Terrell did in- culture are slowly dying out
[The Scariest Bridge in Texas, January six-horse trailer with deed fill a real need [Literary as they are not passed on to
a truck full of squeal-
2021]. It was so traumatizing for her that ing little girls [The
Fortunes, January 2021]. As a younger generations [Burgs in
she has not been able to drive over any Scariest Bridge in boy I was able to jump on my a New Land, December 2020].
multilevel highway overpass, interstate Texas, january 2021]. bike and spend time looking Within the next 20 years, the
or other even moderately high bridge not something I care through the stacks and espe- Texas German dialect will be-
to repeat.
since. cially enjoying the reference come extinct after being spo-
It should have a warning sign. k Ay m O t l e y room. The whole world ken for close to 200 years.
v I A fA C e B O O k
opened for me. In 2001, I founded the
William hamlin
Texas German Dialect Project
tri-County eC dan Wood jr.
keller at the University of Texas to
trinity valley eC
terrell record this unique dialect.
Thank you for the article about the fear hans Boas
pedernales eC
of crossing bridges and high overpasses.
Austin
I am that person. I will go out of my way
to avoid the flyovers in Houston and
any other high or narrow bridge. Write to u s
I no doubt annoy drivers behind me letters@texasCooppower.com
when I have no choice but to use one of
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s e a s o n a l s Way o F c o lo r s
Drives tex ans WilD
flower
PoWER
By she Ryl sMiTh-RodGe Rs
n at u r e ’ s pa l e t t e c a p t i vat e s
Texans every spring.
Sapphire blue, lemony yellow, crimson red, golden orange,
lavender purple and ivory white. We love our wildflowers
so much that we’ll drive great distances to see them. Frame
their colors in countless photos. Designate official state
titles in their honor. Celebrate their return with festivals,
parades and dances. Spread their seeds across our yards,
campuses and roadsides. Pen words, compose music and
paint landscapes that hail their natural glory.
We also revere the Texans who’ve promoted our 5,000-
plus species of wildflowers and native plants. Foremost
was Lady Bird Johnson, who started her national highway
cleanup campaign during Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency
and co-founded the National Wildflower Research Center
in 1982. Now called the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Center, the 284-acre complex in Austin supports the Botanic
Garden and Arboretum of Texas as well as cultivated gar-
dens and wild natural areas.
Another wildflower hero is Carroll Abbott of Kerrville, a
native plant expert who lobbied in 1981 to establish the fourth
Saturday in April as Texas Wildflower Day. That same year
he was instrumental in founding the Native Plant Society of
Texas, which now boasts 34 chapters with 2,800 members.
Other wildflower advocates made a difference, too. San
Antonio civic leader Sallie Ward Beretta launched a state-
wide campaign in the 1920s to stop the bluebonnet from
being overpicked. As president of the City Federation of
Women’s Clubs and the San Antonio Council of Girl Scouts,
she recruited volunteers to gather seedpods in fields around
the city. Then they shared the seeds with other cities across
the state and nation.
Large or small, every effort to protect our wildflowers
makes a difference. You can do your part: Please don’t pick,
trample or uproot bluebonnets or any other wildflowers.
No law prohibits Texans from picking bluebonnets unless
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they’re on private property or state park land, but any flower
picked or damaged can’t reseed for the next spring’s bloom.
So welcome back, wildflowers. We look forward to yet
another glorious show!
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a field of bluebonnets in the southern chisos Mountains welcomes the sun as it rises on Big Bend national park.
Well, i Do Declare!
oFFicial state Designations
officially
Wild
s tat e F lo W e r
Most U.S. states claim one official state flower.
Not Texas. We have at least 16. In 1901 the
bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) went up
against the prickly pear and cotton boll for
the right to be named state flower. Rep. John
“Cactus Jack” Nance Garner of Uvalde lob-
bied for the cactus bloom. Other legislators
argued that cotton had made Texas rich. In
the end, the National Society of the Colonial
Dames of America carried the day, and the
bluebonnet won.
But floral dissent wasn’t over. Many didn’t
like the bluebonnet choice. Of the state’s six
bluebonnet species, Lupinus subcarnosus
was the “least attractive,” opined botanist
Howard S. Irwin in Roadside Flowers of Texas.
So in 1971 state lawmakers amended legisla-
tion to include the more popular Texas blue-
bonnet (Lupinus texensis) in addition to
Lupinus subcarnosus and all other varieties
of bluebonnet as the official state flower.
Since then, horticulturalists have devel-
oped different colors of bluebonnets, such as
white and maroon. To date, they’ve intro-
duced at least 10 bluebonnet varieties. Thus,
Texas has at least 16 official state flowers ...
for now.
W i l D F lo W e r c a p i ta l o F t e x a s t e x a s W i l D F lo W e r Day b l u e b o n n e t c o - c a p i ta l s
oF te x as
deWitt county Fourth saturday in april
Wildflower trails crisscross deWitt County, In April 1981 the legislature Burnet and llano counties
northwest of victoria, where more than 1,000 declared the fourth saturday of every spring visitors admire wildflowers
wildflower species have been documented. April as texas Wildflower day. the along the highland lakes Bluebonnet
A 1999 resolution adopted by the texas house resolution asks the governor “to trail, which winds through Burnet and
recognized the county as the Wildflower issue an appropriate proclamation llano counties in Central texas. In 1981
Capital of texas. annually” to encourage the proper the legislature designated the pair as
observance of the special day. Bluebonnet Co-capitals of texas.
1 0 T E X AS CO-OP POWER mArCh 2021 t e x AsC O O p pOW e r .C O medd Ie WhIt e s tat e F lo W e r s o n g o F F i c i a l b l u e b o n n e t F e s t i va l o F t e x a s Bluebonnets chappell hill Bluebonnet Festival Our state flower song, Bluebonnets, has roots in Wash- the Chappell hill historical society hosted its ington County. julia d. Booth of Chappell hill wrote lyrics first bluebonnet festival in 1964, calling it the for the song, which was composed by piano teacher Bluebonnet Antique show. In 1983 the name lora C. Crockett. On february 8, 1933, Alice Clay routt changed to Chappell hill Bluebonnet festival. of Chappell hill, accompanied by Crockett on the piano, In 1997 the legislature named the event, in sang the tune for the texas house. It was then adopted the town east of Brenham, as the Official as the state flower song by the legislature. Bluebonnet festival of texas. t e x AsC O OppOWer .COm m A rC h 2 0 2 1 T E X AS C O - O P POW E R 1 1
W i l D F lo W e r s e e D i n g
brightens roaD trips
Take it ON THE
Road
since the 1930s the Texas Department of Trans-
portation has planted native flowers and grasses
along state highways. In 1934 the agency directed
staff not to mow until wildflowers had set seed, a
policy that still guides mowing schedules.
TxDOT’s wildflower program has expanded in
both scope and vision, and the department now
maintains 800,000 acres of roadside along with
80 safety rest stops and 12 travel information cen-
ters. Every year TxDOT must reseed approximately
4,800 construction projects.
Enter native plants, which require less care, provide
wildlife habitat and increase biodiversity. “Every fall
we sow approximately 30,000 pounds of native flower
and grass seed mixes,” says Travis Jez, a TxDOT veg-
etation specialist. “Because monarch butterflies have
become a species of major concern, we’re also plant-
ing pollinator gardens and milkweeds, such as zizotes.
What’s cool is that all pollinators benefit.”
No single seed source can supply the 15 tons that
TxDOT sows annually. So Jez works with six Texas
companies that specialize in producing seeds for
native species. TxDOT also collaborates with Texas
Native Seeds of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife
Research Institute, a nonprofit program that devel-
ops commercial seed supplies of native plants for
use in restoring habitats on private and public
lands. The program supports six regional projects
that select and grow plants endemic to their areas.
While you’re searching for wildflowers, look out
for bright green carpets along Texas roadsides.
Those indicate that the areas have been hydro-
seeded with a slurry of seeds, mulch and water.
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“The process is used for spreading seeds and to
control erosion,” Jez explains. “The mulch also
holds in water and helps the seedlings get started.”
As for the green color, “It allows applicants to see
where they’ve sprayed the slurry,” Jez says.
1 2 T E X AS CO-OP POWER mArCh 2021Bluebonnets and indian paintbrush accompany travelers along a stretch of Texas 16 in Gillespie county.
mary motz Wills’
W i l D F loW e r Wat e rc o lo r s
Picture
This
in april 1961 nature enthusiasts hurrahed
the publication of Roadside Flowers of
Texas. The classic guide written by botanist
Howard S. Irwin showcases 257 wildflower
paintings by Mary Motz Wills, a prolific
artist and amateur botanist whose work
was exhibited nationally. Her attention to
the smallest details led to floral watercolors
that were, as one columnist noted, “botani-
cally accurate as well as artistically superb.”
Wills attended formal art schools and be-
gan painting flowers in 1913 while recovering
from an illness in Panama, where her hus-
band, a U.S. Army colonel, was stationed.
After his death in 1925, Wills moved to Georgia
and then to Abilene, where she aspired to
record as many Texas flowers and plants as
she could.
At her home studio, Wills painted plants
that she collected or were sent to her by
friends. She sometimes woke at 4 a.m.
or worked through the night to capture
mIlk Wee d, t e x As Blu eBO n ne t s, mAry m Ot z WIlls By e lsI e mOt z lOWdO n CO u rte sy CO lleCtIO n O f the gr ACe mu seum
blooms in their most natural form. “Some
flowers only bloom at night, so I stay up
until I get them painted,” she told a news-
paper reporter in 1958.
A stickler for accuracy, Wills often noted
on her paintings the common and botanical
name of plants and where they grew in the
wild.
In all, Wills produced more than 2,000
Texas botanical paintings. Many of the plants
that she painted “were endangered species
in her day, and some have disappeared
entirely since then,” writes Cecilia Stein-
feldt in Art for History’s Sake: The Texas
Collection of the Witte Museum.
Wills died at 86 in 1961. Today, many of
her delicate watercolors are housed for safe-
keeping in Austin’s Dolph Briscoe Center
for American History, San Antonio’s Witte
Museum and Abilene’s Grace Museum. D
W e b e x t r a pick up more
wildflower facts and win a book
that can make you an expert.
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Central Texas EC News
What’s in
It for ‘We’?
O N E O F T H E M O S T AT T R ACT I V E traits of coopera- the safe and efficient operation of and investment in
MES SAGE
FROM tives is that we answer the common question our co-op goes back to the members we serve.
CHIEF “What’s in it for me?” with “What’s in it for we?” Cooperative ownership is in the hands of the peo-
EXECUTIVE Co-ops are formed when the market fails to offer ple who use the co-op’s services (not investors), so
OFFICER
a good or service, with decent quality, at an afford- not only do co-ops start out answering the question
ROBERT A. able price. Central Texas Electric Cooperative was “What’s in it for we?” but they continue to answer
LOTH III
formed in 1947, when investor-owned utilities that question for as long as they exist.
claimed there was not enough profit to be made in These days we often hear about companies that
our community and refused to offer electricity. abandon communities and move overseas in search
The founding members of Central Texas EC went of cheaper labor. This negatively impacts communi-
door to door to collect a few dollars from each resi- ties through job loss, decline in housing values and
dent who was willing to become a member to raise a school closures. But because local residents own
portion of the original investment the co-op needed cooperatives, co-ops aren’t likely to ever leave town.
to get started. Those go-getters realized the only way In fact, it would be impossible for CTEC to leave.
The co-op is a critical part of what
makes our community a community.
The way co-ops continue to answer
the question “What’s in it for we?” is
critical to our survival. It is imperative
that we keep you—our members—as
the primary focus. Keeping rates as
low as possible is one major part of
that focus, but ensuring that we pro-
vide real value as your trusted energy
adviser is also extremely important.
You can count on our experts if you
have questions about your electric
bill or want suggestions on ways to
conserve energy.
And we will continue to look for
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ways to improve the quality of your
life through services beyond the dis-
tribution of electricity, such as by
advocating for rural broadband and
supporting legislation that benefits
the people in our communities.
to get electricity for “me” was to get it for “we”—the By maintaining that focus with your help and
whole community. support, we will continue to be able to serve the
With the cumulative down payment, CTEC was “me” and the “we” in our community long into
able to invest in an electrical distribution system that the future. D
would serve the community. We were—and are—
able to offer electricity to members at sometimes-
far-apart meters without worrying about profit
because we are member-owned and organized as a
nonprofit. Any extra money that comes in beyond
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Locally known as the Golden Hub, the Gillespie County Committee
Robert A. Loth iii
on Aging enhances the quality of life for older people in Gillespie County
by providing nutritious meals as well as social and health-related activi- Board of Directors
ties. The Golden Hub received a grant of $1,500 to help fund its essential Mark Hahn, president, mason county
services. Tim Lehmberg, Vice president, Gillespie county
Doylene Bode, secretary, Gillespie county
The Hill Country Com-
Connie Stockbridge, treasurer, mason county
munity Action Association James Low, san saba county
also received a $1,500 Oper- Mark A. Reeve, kerr county
ation Round-Up grant. The Tommy Duncan, Llano county
Allen Goodwin, kendall county
association’s senior nutri-
Wayne W. Seipp, Llano county
tion program, which pro- Joseph B. Wieser, Gillespie county
vides nutritious noon meals Scott Olguin, Llano county
to older residents in Kings-
land, Buchanan Dam and
fstop1 2 3 | i stock .c o m
Sunrise Beach, covers nine
To report electric
The Golden Hub counties in the CTEC service 24/7 service interruptions,
1009 N. Lincoln st. area, including Llano, San please call us.
fredericksburg 78624 Saba and Mason counties. outage Tol l- fr e e
goldenhub.org
Hotline
Operation Round-Up has 1-800-900-CTEC (2832)
(830) 997-7131 been active in helping com-
denise@goldenhub.org munity organizations in the Number
Hill Country area for many
Hill Country Community
years, and it’s all because of
Action Association
CTEC members who volun-
2905 W. Wallace st.
tarily participate. By having
san saba 76877 of f i Ce loCAT i oNs
their electric bills rounded
1-866-372-5167 fredericksburg
up to the next whole dollar
hccaa.com 386 friendship Lane
each month, more than
hccaainc@hccaa.com (830) 997-2126
1,500 enrolled co-op mem-
bers have been able to make llano
a difference in the lives of 1410 E. state Highway 29
(325) 247-4191
their neighbors.
CTEC members who Kingsland
haven’t yet signed up for Nob Hill subdivision
706 cottonwood st.
Operation Round-Up can
(325) 388-4542
do so simply by visiting the
CTEC website, ctec.coop, Mason
1881 E. state Highway 29
or by picking up the phone
(325) 347-6314
and calling any CTEC office to enroll one or all of their accounts. The aver-
age contribution comes to 50 cents per month or just $6 for an entire year. office Hours
8 a.m.–5 p.m. monday–friday
One-time monetary contributions to Operation Round-Up are also
accepted: Just call any CTEC member services representative and tell
them your preference. All donations are tax deductible. It’s an easy, inex- V i s i T u s oNl i Ne
ctec.coop
pensive way to become part of a great community program through your
co-op membership.
For more information on services offered by the Golden Hub or HCCAA,
contact either organization. D
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Deadline for District Meeting
Ballot Is Approaching
T H E M A R C H 1 5 D E A D L I N E is approaching for Central Texas ing nominee, as the bylaws no longer provide for nominations
Electric Cooperative members interested in running for a seat from the floor.
on the cooperative’s board of directors. According to the CTEC All applications and petitions will be reviewed by a creden-
bylaws, any member seeking to have his or her name placed on tials and election committee composed of CTEC members.
the ballot for director nomination at the upcoming district The names of all candidates whose applications and petitions
meetings must deliver a completed application and petition to are approved by the credentials and election committee will be
the cooperative on or before this deadline. listed on the district meeting notice mailed to all co-op members.
This year there are four seats on the board of directors to be The deadline for submitting required materials is 5 p.m.
filled. Board seats will be open in districts 1, 3, 4 and 5. Details Monday, March 15. Applications and petitions submitted after
about the director selection process are contained in the bylaws the deadline will not be considered. Members wishing to be
excerpts reprinted on pages 22–23 of this magazine and sum- placed on the ballot are encouraged to turn in completed appli-
marized here. cations and petitions as soon as possible so that CTEC staff can
Candidates for director must meet bylaws requirements review the materials and make a preliminary determination
for director eligibility. Candidates must have within the serv- regarding their sufficiency, giving potential candidates an
ice territory served by the cooperative (i) his/her principal opportunity to remedy any deficiencies before the deadline.
place of residence for which his/her residence homestead Members submitting petitions are also urged to secure peti-
exemption is claimed pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Texas Tax tion signatures from more than 10 members to provide a margin
Code; or (ii) if he/she claims no residence homestead exemp- for error in the event that one or more of the signatures submit-
tion, his/her principal residence, as defined under 26 C.F.R. ted is not validated by the credentials and election committee.
§1.121-1(b)(2). Application and petition forms can be obtained by calling the
Anyone seeking a district meeting nomination must sub- CTEC headquarters office in Fredericksburg, and completed
mit an application and a petition signed by at least 10 coop- applications and petitions must be returned there by March 15.
erative members who receive electric service in the district Questions about the director selection process should be
in question. directed to the CTEC headquarters office. Members in Freder-
Anyone who does not submit an application and petition by icksburg should call (830) 997-2126; the toll-free number is 1-
the deadline will not be eligible to be named as a district meet- 800-900-2832. D
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Spring Cleaning Tips
for Energy Efficiency
Regular Board
Meeting Recap
January 12, 2021
and prayer
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m e e t i n g c a l l e D to o r D e r
offered.
reVieweD operations and outages
Report
a p p r oV e D December 1, 2020–January
4, 2021, membership list and
Spring cleaning time has arrived! It might be hard to get motivated to
membership conversions
clean, but cleaning for the sake of saving energy and money might get
a p p r oV e D minutes of the Regular Board
you moving.
meeting Held December 8,
By adding a few extra chores to your cleaning list, you not only will
2020
enjoy an orderly household, you’ll also save energy and money leading
reVieweD Safety Report for 11 months
into air conditioning season. Keep these tips in mind.
Ended november 30, 2020
Dust your lamps and lightbulbs.
reVieweD Financial and Statistical
replace burned-out incandescent bulbs with energy-efficient LEDs.
Reports for 11 months
clean the air filter. If it’s over a month old, replace it. Replacing air
Ended november 30, 2020
filters allows your heating, ventilating and air conditioning system to
a p p r oV e D Uncollectable accounts Writ-
run more efficiently.
ten off in 2020
clean air return vents. And make sure drapes and furniture aren’t
a p p r oV e D Estate Retirements
blocking the flow of air.
Processed in 2020
Dust your blinds. House too cool for comfort? Leave blinds open to let
reVieweD Board Policy no. 2.0
the sun’s rays heat your home. Home too warm? Keep them closed to
a p p r oV e D Budget for 2021
block the sunlight, keeping your home insulated.
reVieweD Board Policy no. 18.0
Vacuum your refrigerator’s coils. The dust buildup can cause the
a p p r oV e D cEo merit increase
fridge to run less efficiently.
reVieweD cEo Goals and objectives
thoroughly dust your electronics, and if they’re not in use, unplug them.
for 2021
Scrub your tub, and then install a low-flow showerhead. D
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Dues
a p p r oV e D Touchstone Energy annual
membership Dues
m e e t i n g a D j o u r n e D.
DID YOU KNOW?
March 20 is the first day of
spring and the vernal equinox.
On this day, daytime and
nighttime are roughly equal
for all parts of the world.
Equinox means “equal night.”
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Excerpts From the CTEC shall be construed to, affect in any manner
whatsoever, the validity of any action taken
Bylaws on Director Elections at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall not authorize the
employment of a chief executive officer,
The Central Texas Electric Cooperative Directors, a person shall:
assistant chief executive officer, attorney,
Board of Directors is comprised of 11 co-op a. Be an individual with the capacity to enter assistant attorney, who is related in the sec-
members representing six directorate dis- legally binding contracts; ond degree by affinity or the third degree by
tricts in the co-op’s service area. This year,
b. Be a member of the Cooperative for at consanguinity to any director, retained
director candidates from districts 1, 3, 4 and
least twelve (12) months; Cooperative attorney, chief executive officer
5 will be nominated at their respective dis-
c. Have within the service territory served by and/or assistant chief executive officer of the
trict meetings, and elections will be held at
the cooperative (i) his/her principal place of Cooperative.
the annual meeting, which is scheduled for
August 17 in Fredericksburg. residence for which his/her residence home- Director Disqualification: After being
stead exemption is claimed pursuant to elected or appointed, if a Director does not
A meeting will be held at the co-op’s head-
Chapter 11 of the Texas Tax Code; or (ii) if comply with the Director Qualifications exist-
quarters office March 23 at 6 p.m. and atten-
none of the above apply, his/her principal ing when the Director was elected or
ded by members who have been selected to
residence, as defined under 26 C.F.R. §1.121- appointed, then except as otherwise pro-
serve on this year’s credentials and election
1(b)(2); vided by the Board for good cause, the
committee. Following are sections of the
d. Not be engaged in any business, nor Board, by two-thirds vote, shall disqualify the
co-op’s bylaws that deal with director qualifi-
employed by or materially affiliated with any Director and the individual is no longer a
cations, tenure and nominations.
individual or entity: Director if: (1) the Board notifies the Director
To view the complete CTEC bylaws, visit the in writing of the basis for, and provides the
co-op’s website, ctec.coop, or see them at 1. Regularly, directly, and substantially com-
Director an opportunity to comment regard-
any CTEC office. peting with the Cooperative or a Cooperative
ing, the Board’s proposed disqualification;
Subsidiary;
Section 2. Qualifications and Tenure. Direc- and (2) within 45 days after the Board notifies
tors shall be so nominated and elected that 2. Regularly selling goods or services to the
the Director of the proposed disqualification,
one director from or with respect to each of Cooperative or a Cooperative Subsidiary; or
the director neither complies with nor meets
directorate districts numbers four, five, and 3. Otherwise possessing a substantial con- the Director Qualification. If a majority of
six shall be elected for three-year terms at an flict of interest with the Cooperative or a Directors authorized by these Bylaws com-
annual member meeting; one director from Cooperative Subsidiary; plies with the Director Qualifications and
or with respect to each of directorate dis- e. Not be an incumbent of or candidate for an approves a Board action, then the failure of a
tricts nos. one, three, four and five shall be elective public office in connection with Director to comply with the Director Qualifi-
elected for three-year terms at the next suc- which a salary is paid, other than members of cations does not affect the Board action.
ceeding annual member meeting; and one a School Board or County Commissioner’s Section 3. Nominations and Elections.
director from or with respect to each of Court; Director elections will take place at the
directorate districts nos. two, three, four and f. Not be an individual that has been an annual meeting of members held on the third
five shall be elected for three-year terms at employee of the Cooperative within two (2) Tuesday of August of each year. The names
the next succeeding annual member meet- years prior to serving on the Cooperative’s of all candidates nominated for election to
ing, and so forth, provided that the terms of Board of Directors; and the board of directors in accordance with
no two directors from the same directorate these bylaws, and whose eligibility is con-
g. Except as otherwise provided by the Board
district shall coincide. Upon their election, firmed by the C & E Committee, shall be pub-
of Directors for good cause, receive a Cre-
directors shall, subject to the provisions of lished in the notice of meeting mailed to the
dentialed Cooperative Director designation,
these bylaws with respect to the removal of members of the cooperative, along with a
Director’s Certificate, or similar certification
directors, serve until the annual meeting of proxy ballot including the names of all such
from the National Rural Electric Cooperative
the members of the year in which their terms nominated candidates for director.
Association within three years after becom-
expire or until their successors shall have
ing a director. Methods of Nominating. Nominations to
been elected and shall have qualified. If for
Members of the Board of Directors having serve as a director may be made: (1) by the
any reason an election of directors shall not
been elected to four (4) terms of service on members at a district meeting as provided in
be held at an annual meeting of the members
said Board (regardless of whether such subsection (a) of this section or (2) by mem-
duly fixed and called pursuant to these
terms are consecutive) shall be ineligible for ber petition delivered to the Cooperative as
bylaws, such election may be held at an
election to the Board of Directors. As stated provided in subsection (b) of this section.
adjournment of this meeting of the members.
Failure of an election for a given year shall in Article III, Section 2, a term shall last three (a) District Meetings. Between May 20 and
allow the incumbents whose directorships (3) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a June 20 of each year, the Board of Directors
would have been voted on to hold over only Member of the Board of Directors with shall convene a separate meeting of the
until the next member meeting at which a twelve (12) consecutive years of service on members of each district at a suitable place
quorum is present. said Board shall be eligible for appointment designated by the Board of Directors. Notice
to the Board of Directors for the purpose of of the meeting shall be mailed to each mem-
To initiate the staggered terms described
filling a Director Vacancy in accordance with ber located in such district and shall indicate
above the directors from districts three, four
Article III, Section 4 of these Bylaws. the district to which the member belongs. If a
and five shall draw by lot to determine their
Married individuals shall not both be eligible director is to be selected from the district,
respective terms of office, a separate draw-
to serve on the Board of Directors at the the notice shall state that the members in
ing being held for each district.
same time. attendance at the meeting shall select the
To be eligible for election or appointment to, district’s nominee for director. The meeting
and to serve on, the Cooperative’s Board of Nothing in this Section contained shall, or
shall be open for discussion of any other
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matters pertaining to the business of the district meeting, voting by ballot shall be (b) Nomination by Petition. In addition to
Cooperative, regardless of whether or not conducted. If one candidate receives more district meeting nominations, a Cooperative
such matters were listed in the notice of the than fifty percent (50%) of the vote, that can- member may place his or her name in nomi-
meeting. However, the district meeting does didate shall be declared to be the official nation to run for election to a director posi-
not constitute a meeting of members of the nominee of the district meeting from such tion at an annual meeting of members by
Cooperative as described in these bylaws, district. If no candidate receives more than member petition and application. On or
and no formal action may be taken, other fifty percent (50%) of the votes, runoff bal- before June 25 (or the next day that is not a
than the selection of the district’s nominee lots shall be conducted until one candidate Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) of each
for director. receives more than fifty percent (50%) of the year, a member seeking to be nominated in
On or before March 15 (or the next following vote. The two candidates receiving the high- this manner must deliver to the Cooperative
day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal est number of votes on the preceding ballot a Cooperative-approved application confirm-
holiday) of each year, each member seeking shall be included in the succeeding runoff ing that the member satisfies bylaw require-
to become his or her district’s nominee for ballot. In the event of ties, more than two ments to serve as director, along with a peti-
director must deliver to the Cooperative a candidates may be included in a runoff ballot. tion meeting the following requirements:
Cooperative-approved application confirm- In the event there are three runoff ballots 1. Listing, on each page, the name of the
ing that the member satisfies bylaw require- with no candidate receiving more than fifty member being placed in nomination;
ments to serve as director, along with a peti- percent (50%) of the vote, the nominee of the
2. Indicating, on each page, the director posi-
tion meeting the following requirements: district meeting shall be selected by lot from
tion for which the nominee will run; and
among the candidates included on the final
1. Listing, on each page, the name of the 3. Containing the printed names, addresses,
runoff ballot. One member shall be declared
member seeking to become the district telephone numbers, and original dated sig-
to be the official nominee of the district
meeting nominee; natures of at least one percent (1%) of the
meeting from such district.
2. Indicating, on each page, the director posi- Cooperative members as of the date the
The minutes of each district meeting shall set
tion for which the member will run; and petition is submitted.
forth, among other matters; the name of each
3. Containing the printed names, addresses, candidate seeking to become the district The C & E Committee shall review all applica-
telephone numbers, and original dated sig- meeting nominee and the number of votes tions and petitions submitted by members
natures of at least ten Cooperative members received by each, and shall specify the official seeking to place their name in nomination for
receiving electric service from the Coopera- nominee of the district meeting. A copy of the a director position at an annual meeting to
tive in the district in question. minutes, signed and certified to by the chair- confirm that the requirements of these
The C & E Committee shall review all applica- person and secretary of the district meeting, bylaws have been satisfied, and further con-
tions and petitions submitted by members shall be delivered to the secretary of the firming that each such member satisfies
seeking nomination at a district meeting to Cooperative within ten (10) days after such bylaw eligibility requirements to serve as
confirm that the requirements of these district meeting. No informality or defect in director. The C & E Committee shall report its
bylaws have been satisfied, and further con- such minutes, or in the proceedings had, shall findings to the President of the Board of
firming that each such member satisfies void the nominations so made or affect the Directors in writing on or before June 30 of
bylaw eligibility requirements to serve as validity of the election of directors at the each year.
director. The C & E Committee shall report meeting of the members of the Cooperative. (c) Notice of Nominations. The Secretary
its findings to the President of the Board of District Meeting Record Date. A “Record shall mail with the notice of the meeting, or
Directors in writing on or before March 30 of Date” is the date for determining the mem- separately, but at least ten (10) days prior to
each year. The names of all candidates seek- bers entitled to (1) receive notice of a district the meeting, a statement of the number of
ing district meeting nominations whose eli- meeting, and (2) vote at a district meeting. In directors to be elected and showing the
gibility is confirmed by the C & E Committee order to exercise these privileges, an individ- nominations made by the district meetings
shall be included in the District Meeting ual or entity must be accepted for member- and nominations by petition. Notwithstand-
Notice. ship in the Cooperative by the Board of ing anything in this section contained, failure
The President of the Board of Directors shall Directors in accordance with Article I, Sec- to comply with any of the provisions of this
designate a chairperson to preside over each tion 1 of these bylaws on or before the section shall not affect in any manner what-
district meeting. The district meeting shall be Record Date. Any membership transfer to soever the validity of any election of direc-
called to order by the chairperson, who shall create a joint membership in accordance tors.
appoint a secretary to act for the duration of with Article I, Section 7(b) of these bylaws (d) Elections. Members present in person
the meeting. Members of other districts must be accepted by the Board of Directors and by proxy at the annual member meeting
present at the meeting may be heard but on or before the Record Date in order for shall elect directors from each directorate
shall have no vote. such membership transfer to be given effect district in which a director election is being
The district meeting shall select one and only at a district meeting. If a member is held. Each member may cast one vote in
one member to be the nominee of the dis- suspended after the Record Date, that mem- each such district, without regard to the dis-
trict meeting to serve on the Board of Direc- ber is not entitled to receive notice or exer- trict or districts where the member resides or
tors. Such person shall be considered at the cise the right to vote at a district meeting. receives electric service from the Coopera-
meeting of the members as the nominee of Unless otherwise designated by the Board of tive. Directors shall be elected from the Dis-
the district meeting. Voting by mail and vot- Directors, the Record Date for purposes of trict Meeting Nominations and Member Peti-
ing by proxy shall not be allowed at the dis- determining the members entitled to (1) tion Nominations. If only one candidate is
trict meeting. If only one candidate is seeking receive notice of a district meeting and (2) nominated in a district, he or she may be
to become the district’s nominee for director, vote at a district meeting shall be the second elected by acclamation. Members may not
he or she may be elected by acclamation. If Tuesday in May immediately preceding such vote for write-in candidates. The candidate
more than one candidate is seeking to district meeting. receiving the most votes in each district shall
become the district meeting nominee at the be declared the winner of the election. D
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