1974

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

To Beans or Not To Beans?

It takes guts to fool around with pork bellies and other commodities.

Fiends and Lovers

A love affair that is so real it hurts; and one that hurts so much it’s unreal.

Who is That, Lying in the Snow in a $200 Ski Outfit?

In skiing, beginner’s luck is almost always bad.

Powder to the People

Want to ski in the Rockies this winter? Here’s where.

The Men with Bentsen’s Ear

It’s going to take more than one man to run the country.

The Unveiling of Lloyd Bentsen

The White House is the only challenge left.

Open and Shut

This is a free country. Isn’t it?

The Perfect Speed Trap

The sign that says “Welcome to Selma” may mean more than you think.

There’s No Business like Snow Business

There’s money in them there hills.

The Unmaking of a President

The University of Texas is playing the same old game—politics.

Great Bowls of Fire

Menudo is one soup Campbell’s can forget about canning.

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What’s in a name?

The Public Well Fare

The costs of being sick in Texas keep going up, up, up.

A Child’s Christmas in Tales

Bringing back the Ghost of Christmas Past.

Behind the Lines

Touts

Western stew and a Chinese coup.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

The First Hurrah

The confessions of the second man in a two-man race.

Fool’s Gold

In today’s market all that glitters is not gold.

Go West, Old Man

Gambling and growing old, odd subjects for films, odd films for those subjects.

The Pick of the Catalogs

Our choices from the best known Christmas catalogs.

The Texas Monthly Gift Guide

A cornucopia of unique Texas gifts and where to buy them.

The Fastest Gun in the West

Being a straight shooter is its own reward.

Barons of the Court

Need a criminal lawyer? Here are the biggest names in the state.

Warren Burnett for the Defense

He may have pleased the court, but what about himself?

So You Want to Buy a House?

What a homebuyer gets for his money, if he can get the money.

The Wildcatter’s Wildcatter

Glenn McCarthy still roars like a lion.

The Lonely Search for Oil

Of doodlebugs, boll weevils, rockhounds, and wildcatters.

Children in Shadow

Some children need more help than they are likely to get.

Sweets from the Swedes

Holiday treats from the land where Christmas is always white.

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Typographical errors.

Crossing into Thirty

One of the few things in life that may be more than it’s cracked up to be.

Behind the Lines

Touts

To the dogs, and for the birds.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

Bursting the Bubble

Examining the Supreme Court’s decision on Nixon’s tapes.

Tight Money, Loose Talk

Belt tightening is in order; the present credit crunch may last and last.

Who’s Minding the Gore?

Blood-and-guts movies take a back seat to a film about a pushy kid on the way up.

The Strange Power of Fred Carrasco

He left a police department, a mayor, and fifty bodies in his wake.

Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic

What is it like to miss the sexual revolution (and some others) by a mere handful of years?

The Texas Monthly Guide to Private Schools, Part II

Should your child go to a private school; if so, which one?

The Man Who Invented the Margarita

The inventor’s wife is named Margarita, but the drink was not named for a woman.

The Sweet Smile of Success

In some cases beauty is not even skin deep.

How Green is My Alley

Eating along the San Antonio River Walk is delightful or disappointing; here’s how to opt for delight.

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