Photos of Texas by Texans

A German Shepherd mixed breed shakes off after cooling himself down while playing at Barton Springs on a Sunday afternoon in late August when temperatures reached a sweltering 103 degrees. Barton Springs, where the year-round, average water temperature is a chilly 68 degrees, is a favorite dog-friendly watering hole in Austin. Photo by Maria Sprow.

County officials and employees (and anyone else in a Texas county) are encouraged to submit their photos for publication in One Last Look to Jim Lewis, county editor at P.O. Box 2131, Austin, TX 78768. If you want the photos returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope and we will try to get it back to you in a few weeks. Also, our lawyers tell us that we can’t be held responsible for lost photos, so if you really treasure that snapshot, haven a 5x7 inch copy made at your local photo outlet and then send us a quality duplicate.