The Shaggy Club

In a mixed-up world, mixed-up kids need somebody who really understands. In Dallas that somebody is a punk DJ called Shaggy.

by David Seeley

Help! We’re Surrounded!

Of course we know that Texas is an oasis in the midst of a wasteland. But some unenlightened folk from our neighboring states beg to differ. We let them talk, then set them straight.

Crack Pots

One man's Mexican pot is another man's collectible.

by Patricia Sharpe

I Was a Dude on Tumbling Mare Mountain

My pack trip in Mexico's Sierra del Carmen wasn't exactly the Gray Line Tour.

by Gary Cartwright

How They Ruined Our Prisons

Before Ruiz v. Estelle, prisons in Texas were the safest, most productive, and most economical in the nation. Now—after costs have quadrupled—our prisons are the most dangerous in the U.S.

by Dick J. Reavis

A Date with Leatherface

Is there romance after a starring role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? A leading man reveals all.

by Gunnar Hansen

Western Art: Tall in the Saddle

An interpretation of a classic genre.

by C. F. Payne

Texas Primer: The Western Shirt

Today’s cowboy can thank Hollywood designers for the shirt on his back.

by Susan Chadwick

Behind the Lines

by Gregory Curtis

Health

Unwelcome Guest, Reluctant Host

Like the killer bees, Montezuma's revenge is moving north.

by Alison Cook

Art

Public Gestures

Dallas' Fifth Texas Sculpture Symposium proves it's time for us to look to our sculptors for public artworks.

by Michael Ennis

Popular Music

Resident Rockers

Five new albums show that Texans can get any kind of music they want from local labels.

by Jody Denberg

Classical Music

Operatic Adventures

A little gimmickry goes a long way toward making the Fort Worth Opera's current season a success.

by W. L. Taitte

Movies

Fish Story

Alamo Bay gets in over its head; Lost in America finds itself through comedy; The Slugger's Wife strikes out.

by James Wolcott

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Battles at the border; weirdos at the Starck Club; monument at the end of the tracks; Mr. Migra goes after Zopilote; Baptists at each other's throats.

by Dick J. Reavis

Roar of the Crowd

State Secrets

Love game at Texas Commerce; Phil Gramm versus Jim Wright in East Texas; a storm over a port for Mark White; some good news—maybe—about a nuke.

Touts

Patricia Sharpe

Puzzle