In Praise of Cowgirls

Call them what you will. We call them the living, breathing spirit of the Western woman. A working definition, you might say.

Photography by William Coupon

Head, Heels, and Heart

For team ropers on the All-Girl circuit, the true reward is the happiness of pursuit.

by Stephen Harrigan

Paper Boy

When newspaper entrepreneur William Dean Singleton bought the ailing Dallas Times Herald, people thought he was crazy. When he bought the Houston Post, they were sure of it.

by Drew Jubera

Old Times

When newspaper entrepreneur William Dean Singleton bought the ailing Dallas Times Herald, people thought he was crazy. When he bought the Houston Post, they were sure of it.

by A. C. Greene

Dear Mum

Autumn is the time when true school spirit blooms.

by Jerry Jeanmard

Sold!

Never mind the million (no lie!) other houses for sale in Texas. If you follow our advice, yours will be the first to sell.

by Patricia Sharpe

Every One a Victim

The parents of a confessed killer went to jail rather than testify against their son. Now the murder conviction has been reversed, and the family of the deceased must endure renewed anguish.

by Gary Cartwright

Texas Primer: The Chilipiquin

Some like it hot; those who eat the national pepper of Texas like it hotter.

by Patricia Sharpe

Behind the Lines

Takeovers and green bananas.

by Gregory Curtis

Sports

Spur of the Moment

San Antonio put a full-court press on basketball superstar David Robinson in hopes that he wouldn’t forget the Alamo City.

by Gary Cartwright

Business

E.Z. Goes Crazy

Houston discount whiz Elias Zinn sees nothing nutty in his big-bucks bid to take over raving high-tech retailer Crazy Eddie.

by Bill Crawford

Lifestyle

Just This Side of Heaven

Bert Turner of Brady wasn’t mortified to change jobs at 78.

by Arnie Weissmann

Fatherhood

Father, Son, and Wholly Confused

An agnostic parent is forced to face one of life’s biggest questions.

by Lawrence Wright

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Onward through the fall at SMU; home on the fringe with Rob Paul; good news from the catalog jungle; a taste of Longhorn.

by Tom Curtis

Roar of the Crowd

Cisneros in the public eye; cowboys in Washington; school boards all over Texas.

State Secrets

Yankees discover a Texas bumper sticker they like; UT and A&M get tough; Saudi Arabia’s crude tactics; an acid test for Dukakis.

Edited by Paul Burka

The National Tour of Texas

In search of elusive Central Texas: along the Cold Beer trail, inside Killeen’s soldier shops, through the hills of Toy Texas, deep within a nameless cave.

by Dick J. Reavis