1974 Archive

January 1974

features
Living Off the Fat of the Land »
We the People... »
God Goes to the Astrodome »
Temple of Cloth »
I Am A Cop »
columns
Behind the Lines »
Classics Illustrated » [Film]
Guide for Big-City Kids » [Children's Corner]
The Market Sheds a Tier » [Investments]
Cebollas and Champagne » [Dining In]
reporter
miscellany
Touts »
Briar Patch »

February 1974

features
Texas Monthly Annual Bum Steer Awards »
The Best Worst TV in Texas »
Sold American! »
Go You Wildcats, Go! »
Going Home to Arlington »
columns
The Best Food In Austin » [Dining Out]
San Francisco: An Offbeat Guide » [Travel]
Environmentalist, Heal Thyself » [Nutrition]
Getting Out » [Children's Corner]
Running Out of Gas » [Investments]
Of Nebbishes and Kings » [Film]
reporter
miscellany
Touts »
Briar Patch »

March 1974

features
The Big House Goes Coed »
Rodeo Madness »
Abortion in Texas »
Leavin’ McMurtry »
columns
Behind the Lines »
Chariots in the Bedroom » [Books]
Vonderful Vonderful » [Dining In]
Why Don't We Do It In The Park? » [Options]
Devil Without a Cause » [Film]
The Last of the Red Hot Deals » [Investments]
Up Against the Barre » [Performance]
reporter
miscellany
Texas Monthly Reporter » [Reporter]
Touts »

April 1974

features
Bob and George Go to Washington or The Post-Watergate Scramble »
Semi-Tuft »
Ambush on Wall Street »
Ross Perot: A Hero for Our Time »
The Highway Establishment and How it Grew and Grew and Grew »
columns
Behind the Lines »
What Makes Sissy Run? » [Politics]
And Father Makes Three » [Children's Corner]
At Play in the Fields of the Lord » [Sports]
Method Against Madness » [Nutrition]
Comic Cowboys and Other Heroes » [Film]
Out to Lunch » [Dining Out]
He's About a Mover » [Music]
Come Back, Little Trader » [Investments]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter » [Reporter]
miscellany
Touts »

May 1974

features
How First National Passed Republic »
Witch-Hunt »
The Best Little Old Chicken Fried Steak in Texas »
Spinal Strategists »
columns
Innocents Abroad » [Children's Corner]
Behind the Lines »
Maim! » [Film]
Going For Brokers » [Investments]
Dustin’ Off The Stetson » [Politics]
A Fine Kettle Of Fish » [Dining In]
reporter
Low Talk »
The Avalon Drug Store » [Reporter]
Dallas Radio Goes Public » [Reporter]
Texas Writers Recognized » [Reporter]
Folk Medicine for Fort Worth » [Reporter]
Trolleys for Austin » [Reporter]
Connally Stumps Ohio » [Reporter]
Houston TV Ratings War » [Reporter]
Consumer Aid for Fort Worth » [Reporter]
NBC Moves Uptown » [Reporter]
miscellany
Touts »

June 1974

features
Deadline in Dallas
Rating the Major Dailies
Constructive Criticism
A Mighty Fortress is Our Home
columns
The Constant Reader [Books]
Ashes to Ashes, Trust to Dust [Investments]
From Badlands to Worselands [Film]
Games Small People Play [Children's Corner]
Katie at the Bat [Sports]
The Adipose Tissue Issue [Nutrition]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
From the Publisher
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Contest

July 1974

features
Why Jack Valenti Still Sleeps Soundly
Six West
James Helwig is the Heavyweight Champion of Texas
Forgotten Places »
Off, Off Damned Coat
columns
Behind the Lines
Marginal Utilities [Investments]
When All the Laughter Turned to Sap [Film]
The Peter Out Principle [Politics]
Splendor on the Grass [Dining In]
Among the Ruins [Travel]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

August 1974

features
Redneck! »
So You Want to Be a Redneck
King of the Hobbyists
Pappy’s Girls
Waiting for the Train
Why I Like to Ride the Train
columns
Behind the Lines
Dallas’s Restaurants [Dining Out]
Tykes Bearing Gifts [Children's Corner]
Waltzing Methuselah [Nutrition]
The Sport of Rough Gentlemen [Sports]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

September 1974

features
The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference
The Texas Monthly Guide to Private Schools, Part I
Coming of Age in the Locker Room »
columns
Behind the Lines
The Politics of Outsiders [Politics]
Steel Walls Do Not an Art Museum Make [Art]
Roux the Day [Dining In]
Diversify and Conquer [Investments]
Pilgrims at Turtle Creek [Performance]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

October 1974

features
The Sweet Smile of Success
The Man Who Invented the Margarita
The Texas Monthly Guide to Private Schools, Part II
Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic »
The Strange Power of Fred Carrasco
columns
Behind the Lines
Bursting the Bubble [Politics]
Who’s Minding the Gore? [Film]
Tea for Texas [Citywise]
Visit Beautiful Austin (Quick) [Cityview]
Tight Money, Loose Talk [Investments]
How Green is My Alley [Dining Out]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

November 1974

features
The Lonely Search for Oil
The Wildcatter’s Wildcatter
So You Want to Buy a House?
Warren Burnett for the Defense
Barons of the Court
The Fastest Gun in the West
The Texas Monthly Gift Guide
The Pick of the Catalogs
columns
Behind the Lines
Crossing into Thirty [Children's Corner]
Go West, Old Man [Film]
The First Hurrah [Politics]
Children in Shadow [Education]
Sweets from the Swedes [Dining In]
Fool’s Gold [Investments]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

December 1974

features
The Unmaking of a President
The Perfect Speed Trap
Open and Shut
The Unveiling of Lloyd Bentsen
The Men with Bentsen’s Ear
Disaster, Part One: Lubbock »
Disaster, Part Two: Houston »
Powder to the People
Who is That, Lying in the Snow in a $200 Ski Outfit?
There’s No Business like Snow Business
columns
Behind the Lines
Great Bowls of Fire [Dining Out]
To Beans or Not To Beans? [Investments]
The Public Well Fare [Citywise]
A Child’s Christmas in Tales [Children's Corner]
Fiends and Lovers [Film]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
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