Jim Collins And The Armies Of The Faithful

Jim Collins is running for the Senate on the claim that it's better to be right (wing) than to pass bills. If he wins, it will change Texas politics.

by Paul Burka

The Shape Of Things To Come

Ten key races in the war between the parties.

by Paul Burka

Texas Primer: The Pecan

Plant it, sit in its shade, but most of all, feast on its fruit.

Saddle Up, The Herd Is Waiting

Photographic evidence that cowboying is not a lost art.

by Martin Schreiber

“It’s Time To Make a Deal”

The inside story of Boone Pickens' adventures in the Wall Street merger game, featuring action, suspense, drama, a few laughs, and a special guest appearance by President Ronald Reagan.

by Joseph Nocera

Illusions Of Grandeur

Now showing: the great movie palaces of Texas.

by Bill Holloway

On The Wing

Roy Kendall, self-taught lepidopterist, would want you to add this to the list of reasons for living in Texas: nowhere else in the U.S. are there so many beautiful and unusual butterflies.

by Samuel A. Johnson

Lifestyle

Cocaine: Its Role In Dallas Cafe Society

To join the toot set at Dallas' flashiest clubs, you need voguish looks, a sturdy constitution, and a fat pocketbook.

by Elmer Ray Spurr

Behind the Lines

Memories are made of this, pal.

by Gregory Curtis

Books

The Knickknack Cadillac

The footloose scout in Larry McMurtry's Cadillac Jack travels on and off the beaten track in omnivorous pursuit of women and objects d'art. In The Shadow Line, New-Yorker-turned-Texan Laura Furman captures the atmosphere of Inner Loop Houston.

by Dominique Browning

Popular Music

The Blues Of The Gulf

Johnny Copeland had to abandon his Gulf Coast home and head for New York City before he could make hi mark with the blues.

by Pepi Plowman

Movies

Kangaroo Westerns

He has no manners, polish, or panache. He has stubble, a low brow, and a violent temper. Thanks to filmakers from down under, he's the new Austrailian male.

by James Wolcott

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

The harsh truth about Mexican corruption; the twilight zone of Houston journalism; the instant $82 million oil bust; the tastemakers of art-to-eat.

Roar of the Crowd

Sticks and bones.

State Secrets

West Texas' Indian motels; dueling fundraisers; a not-so-sweet deal; adventures in the legal trade.

Edited by Paul Burka