In rural West Texas, renewable energy brings a windfall for seniors

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By Bekah Stolhandske McNeelMar 12, 2026, 4:45 am112 ptsTrending
In the far corner of the Crockett County Senior Center, 75-year-old Cynthia Flores almost always has a puzzle going. She and her friends sort colors and look for edge pieces while they gossip — “faster than the telephone” — in the Tex-Mex blend of Spanish and English they grew up speaking in Ozona, a…

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