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February 1976
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Features
Planet X! We’re Waiting for You!That’s the message Ray Stanford sends nightly into outer space; so far no one has answered. A Homesick Texan’s Guide to New YorkThe Bronx is up and the Battery’s down and there are little bits of Texas all over the place. |
The Dream House of H. Allen SmithWhen a noted American humorist retired to Alpine, the joke was on him. The 1976 Bum Steer AwardsWe spotlight the follies and foibles of our state that will go down in history—way down. Why Does Dolph Briscoe Want To Be Governor?And when is he going to start? |
Columns
Behind the LinesSportsWhat’s My Line?Don’t bet your life—or your livelihood—on a football point spread. PoliticsPower Shift?Who is Kirkpatrick Sale and why is he saying all those terrible things about us? BooksGoyen, Goyen, Gone.East Texas author William Goyen was more at home in the Fifties. |
Dining OutRemembrance of Things PastaSpaghetti Western: when it is good it is very good, and when it is bad it is soggy. PerformanceThe Pit and the PodiumLawrence Foster prepares for an encounter with Gustav Mahler. FilmThe Eyes Have ItIt was a good month for Stanley Kubrick and a bad month for computers. PerformanceThe Rock Road to SuccessZZ Top knew a good thing when they saw it: Texas. InvestmentsOn The Up And UpYou don’t have to like inflation to learn something from it. |
Reporter
Miscellaneous
ContestChain gang. |
Roar of the CrowdToutsNotes and bolts. |
More Trouble for Republicans (Mon May 12 at 3:53 PM)
There's Two I's in "Bonnie Richardson" (Sat May 10 at 11:45 PM)
Mother's Day Gift That Keeps on Giving (Thu May 1 at 10:55 AM)
Re: The Hillary Clinton Death Watch (Tue May 13 at 12:08 AM)
The TEXAS MONTHLY Podcast: Rodney Ellis on Guilt, Innocent, and the Death Penalty (Thu May 8 at 1:43 PM)
