Currents
No Crapes of Wrath to resist all temptation to commit crape murder this month. Prune crape myrtles gently—or not at all. Our February 2020 story Crape Murder explains it all. Many gardeners drastically saw off the trees’ limbs, thinking it the proper treatment for beautiful blooms later in the summer. Not so. “The prettiest ones I’ve seen have never been touched,” says horticulturist Greg Grant. “And I mean never.”
J U S T A F R I E N D LY R E M I N D E R
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” End of the Republic
This month marks 175 years since the formal transfer of authority in Texas from the republic to the state. The U.S. Congress accepted the Texas Constitution on December 29, 1845, which marked Texas’ legal entry into the union. On February 19, 1846, the last president of Texas, Anson Jones, turned over the reins of government to Gov. James Pinckney Henderson. “The final act in this great drama is now performed,” Jones declared. “The Republic of Texas is no more.”
LIVING LARGE
Last July, Austin became the 11th American city and fourth in Texas — joining Houston, San Antonio and Dallas—with a population exceeding
1 million. The last U.S. city to hit 1 million people was San Jose, California, in 2015. 4 T E X AS C O - O P POW ER FEBRUARY 2021
T E X ASC O O P POWER .C O M
CR APE MYRTLE : U KIMARRON | SHU T TE RSTO CK .CO M. WIN E : SASHAGAL A | D RE AM STIME .CO M. MILLER: B E T TMAN | G E T T Y IMAG E S. IC E C RE AM: UN PICT | DRE AMSTIME .C OM
—T H U R G O O D M A R S H A L L
