Living Off the Fat of the Land

Shaping up and shelling out at Texas Health Spas.

by Ann Crawford

We the People...

When we write a constitution for the first time in almost 100 years, everyone wants a piece of the pie. In spite of it all, the new draft turned out to be an improvement. Now it's the legislature's turn.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

God Goes to the Astrodome

A fat 15-year-old inaugurated 1000 years of peace in Houston this fall. Don't look now, but the people you went to college with may be following him.

by Thorne Dreyer

Temple of Cloth

The Apparel Mart in Dallas clothes Middle America. Their merchandise may not win many fashion awards, but it sells, and sells, and sells.

by Suzanne O'Malley

I Am A Cop

A San Antonio patrolman tells what it is like on the job.

by Ron Langenkamp

Behind the Lines

by Paul Burka

Film

Classics Illustrated

Neither fish nor fowl, filmed theater is a whole new art form.

by Judith Crist

Children's Corner

Guide for Big-City Kids

Mothers and fathers in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston can explore an exciting concept with their children: the city as playground.

by Prudence Mackintosh

Investments

The Market Sheds a Tier

IBM and friends could soon be steping down from their pedestals.

by The Customer's Man

Dining In

Cebollas and Champagne

Tex-Mex food is as indigenous to Texas as beefsteak. Here are some recipes which will water your eyes and wow your guests.

by Linda West Eckhardt

Touts

Briar Patch

by Beverly Lowry, Prudence Mackintosh and Wendy Haskell Meyer