At 98 years old, former president Jimmy Carter has begun receiving home hospice care, the nonprofit Carter Center announced on February 18. As the longest-living president spends his last days with friends and family, I’m reflecting on Carter’s colorful relationship with Mexican food and Texas.The importance of the cuisine in Carter’s life was established during his presidential campaign. The politician had recently finished his tenure as governor of Georgia and had risen from having no national recognition to barely any at all. But he caught the attention of the National Taco Council, the San Antonio–based civic organization infamous for its food stunts to raise awareness about community issues and the political power of Latinos. The group saw something familiar in Carter. The Plains, Georgia, native…The post Jimmy Carter’s Peanut-and-Egg Taco Made Quite the Impression on San Antonians appeared first on Texas Monthly.