Texas Humor

From Pecos Bill to nightclub comics, we’ve got lots to laugh about.

by Anne Dingus

Texas Humor: My Life As Joe Bob Briggs

It didn’t take me long to learn the ten lessons of stand-up comedy. Number one is, Prepare to die.

by Joe Bob Briggs

Texas Humor: This Man Can Really Shoot Bull

With his bust-a-gut jokes and cornpone tales, backwoods humorist Bob Murphey delivers a time gone by.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Texas Humor: How Many Aggies . . .

Did you hear the one about the eleven Aggies who told their favorite Aggie jokes?

Texas Humor: Funny Business

Making a living is a laughing matter for these comic Texans.

by Anne Dingus

The Unholy Trinity

“The heavens brought the rain, but Man brought the ruin.”

by Paul Burka

Fence Me In

Texans stake out their territory with conch shells, beer cans, and electric fans.

by Melanie Young

Born to Be Naughty

Travels with Eric Kimmel, l’enfant terrible of Dallas, Paris, and Limoges jail.

by Mark Seal

Behind the Lines

A New Look

by Gregory Curtis

Lifestyle

Losing It

Sometimes, in the search for misplaced objects, we find things we didn’t know we were looking for.

by Marion Winik

Texana

Little House on the Plaza

John Neely Bryan’s cabin may be a fake, but as Dallas’ only claim to the past, it’s a beloved fake.

by Dana Rubin

Literature

Good-bye, Mr. B

Donald Barthelme’s style could never be imitated, but if you listened to him, you could find your own.

by Vikram Chandra “Sahaj”

Reporter

State Wide Reporter: Cowboy Jim

Friendly Cowboy Jim gives San Antonio tourists what they want.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Reporter

State Wide Reporter: Bass Goes Fishing II

Robert Bass must sometimes wish he had coveted an easier takeover target than the Flordia company that owns the St. Petersburg Times.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Reporter

State Final: Summit Maniacs

In honor of the Economic Summit, Houstonians are cleaning up their act and driving themselves nuts.

by Mimi Swartz

Reporter

State Final: Inside Job

Dick Armey sneered at D.C.’s chummy politics. Then he found he liked being a member of the club.

by Mark Miller

Roar of the Crowd

Bad Karma

State of the Art

Nine-Year-Old Brent Cunningham just after his Red Brangus heifer placed second at the 1989 Austin Livestock Show and Rodeo. Photograph by Michael O’Brien

Domain

Clear Winner; Aqua Viva Man; Take a Stand; Water Featured

Edited by Helen Thompson

State Secrets

That Dog Won’t Hunt

Edited by Paul Burka

Four-Cheese Pizza

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe