1976
Demi-Tough
You can’t tell a Frenchman that football’s the wave of the future. But then, you can’t tell a Frenchman much.
Roar of the Crowd
Texas Monthly Reporter
Handel with Care
New, authentic recordings of Messiah prove that less is more.
Biz Kids
Balcones Fault is a show band with a head on its shoulders.
It’s Better to Receive
A child’s feelings about Christmas can pretty well be summed up in one word: loot.
The Gene-ing of America
Is it safe to fool with Mother Nature?
Rock’s Road to Success
Sylvester Stallone proves that a boxer‘s rebellion still makes a good story.
In the Bin
A schizophrenic’s own story of his tour through asylums from Bellevue to Texas.
One for the Book
Meet the people who can eat, leap, kick, and talk more, better, higher, and faster than anyone else in the world.
Friday Night Heroes
In some towns, high school football is still a way of life.
Who Killed Redneck Rock?
Love beads are out at rock concerts these days.
Out of the Closet
Texas fashion is not exactly a rags-to-riches story.
Candy
The life and times of Candy Barr—the woman who made headlines by always being in the wrong place at the right time.
Grin and Bearnaise It
Recipes to keep you on the sauce.
Contest
Casting about.
Write ‘Em, Cowboy
Poetry is in motion in Texas.
Behind the Lines
Presents of Mind
Turn a few new leaves this holiday season.
Touts
Sitting in the catbird seat.
Orange Peril
Don’t blame Darrell Royal for all those orange toilet seats.
Roar of the Crowd
Texas Monthly Reporter
Saints Alive
New records, old musicians, and all that jazz.
Buying Power
The new campaign financing law takes all the fun out of fund raising.
Taylor Made
Blues singer Johnnie Taylor worked long and hard to get where he is today—namely Dallas.
Thanks for the Memory
Two rotten apples don’t spoil a good bunch.
A Texas Christmas
We invite you to look our gift guide in the mouth.
Vanity Fair
The Greenhouse is where the rich and the chic go to play I spa.
The Best Gamblers in Texas
Not all Texans make lousy gamblers.
Why Texans Make Lousy Gamblers
This information may come as news to you, but casino owners have been banking on it for years.
Weirdo Paper Plagues S.A.
In San Antonio, some people feel that no News is good news.
Whatever Happened to the New Generation?
What are the sixties’ radicals doing for an encore?
Chefs of State
Restaurateurs Guy Calluaud and Camille Bermann can stand the heat.
Contest
Listomania.
Child’s Play
If the sound of children playing is not always music to your ears, don’t worry—you’re normal.
Upwardly Mogul
The tale of the man who made Dallas a film industry capital is no shaggy-dog story.
Behind the Lines
Testing, Testing
Dan Jenkins and Bud Shrake find the Limo scene semi-amusing.
It’s All Downhill From Here
In the world of skiing, one man’s mountain is another man’s molehill.
Touts
The birds and the beaches.
A Horse Is Not a Home
Why would any woman risk life and limb on the rodeo circuit? Hint: it’s not for the money.
Roar of the Crowd
Texas Monthly Reporter
Something Happened
Why kids don’t grow up the way you want them to.
Accept No Substitutions
Nobody does a Hitchcock film like Hitchcock. Unfortunately, somebody else tried.
What Does This Woman Want?
Is Barbara Jordan really worth all the fuss?
The Making of Barbara Jordan
From poor black girl to presidential possibility, in ten not-so-easy lessons.
Bass Fishing in America
Forget Jimmy Carter—this is what the New South’s all about.