The Most Dangerous Airports in Texas

Pray now, fly later.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Zoo Story

A guide to Texas zoos: living like an animal is better than itís ever been.

by Felicia Coates and Harriet Howle

What Your Mother Never Told You About Rice

A grain of truth about the high cost of food.

by Griffin Smith, jr.

Greetings From the Eighth Wonder of the World

A candid celebration of ten years of the Astrodome and Astrothink.

by Al Reinert

Carousel

Taking a nostalgic turn around some old merry-go-rounds.

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Performance

This‘ll Be the Day

In Lubbock Buddy Holly was just a skinny kid with glasses, but to rock-and-roll fans he was—and is—a whole lot more.

by Gregory Curtis

Sports

On the Waterfront

Canoeists battle more than white water when they run the Guadalupe.

by Amon Burton

Cityview

The Way We Weren’t

Washington-on-the-Brazos is a little run-down for a Texas shrine; but then, it was run-down in 1836 too.

by Mitch Green

Investments

Sold Arabian

The Alamo was only the first step in the Arabs’ attempted takeover of what’s sacred to us Texans. The Customer’s Man

by The Customer's Man

Books

Waltz Across Texas, March Into Zion

Two books on why you can’t go home again.

by Michael Mewshaw

Art

Three for the Show

Fort Worth’s art museums are a bigger attraction than the stockyards and, what’s more, most art doesn’t smell.

by W. L. Taitte

Dining Out

Road Hogs

Found at last! Highway cuisine to save you from Stuckey’s.

by Pat Perini

Records

Future Rock

The times, they are a’ changing. Fine, but how?

by Chet Flippo

Film

Cleaning Up the Act

Both Warren Beatty and Ellen Burstyn are going to wash that malaise right out of their hair.

by Katharine Lowry

Reporter

Laredo: Fuel’s Paradise

by Richard West

Contest

Getting your words’ worth.

by Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Silver threads and golden needles.