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

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

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

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.

Roar of the Crowd

Dope informants, wine informants, even tractor pull informants.

Touts

Totes and tattoos.

Contest

Merger mystery.

by Paul Burka