The Rites of Autumn

You don’t have to be crazy to attend Texas-OU Weekend, but it helps.

by Gary Cartwright

The Aging of the All-American Boy

Roger Staubach is one Cowboy who always wears a white hat.

by Jan Reid

When The Cheering Stopped

Where are the cheerleaders of yesteryear?

The Joy of Cheerleading

One week with a thousand cheerleaders.

by Gregory Curtis

Lone Stars

You’ve met the stars of stage and screen. Now meet the stars of Texas.

by Pat Berry

What’s Red, White, and Blue . . . And Orange All Over?

by William Martin

The Long Road North

Across the river and into the brush; an eyewitness account of the journey of two wetbacks.

by John Davidson

Behind the Lines

“Give me your tired, your poor . . . ”

by William Broyles

Citywise

Solar On Ice

You can get burned with solar energy equipment—and not by the sun.

Robert Barnstone

Dining Out

Matzo Luck

Visit a deli. You’ll feel better.

by Frank Bailey

Sports

Identified Flying Object

Frisbee, the sport of the counterculture, is going straight.

by Paul Willcott

Health

Jennie

A child with Down’s syndrome is neither Mongolian nor an idiot.

by John Deaton

Country Notes

The World to Wine

Try the house wine; I made it with my own feet.

by John Graves

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Gas gushes in Maverick County; Priscilla blushes in Amarillo; Secret Service busts matchbooks; and a blizzard nearly busts Neiman’s.

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Review

Texas Monthly Review

A North Texas summer of song and dance; Tarzan discovered in the jungles of Fort Worth; the Musical Brownies reappear; little boxes made of ticky-tacky; and finally more money for the arts.

Contest

Merger mystery.

by Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

Dope informants, wine informants, even tractor pull informants.

Touts

Totes and tattoos.