June 2005
June 2005
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Features
Hello to a RiverFourteen of them, actually. From kayaking the Colorado and rock climbing along the Pecos to tubing the Pedernales and birding on the Rio Grande, here are the most enjoyable and exciting things to do on some of our favorite Texas waterways. Run With the DevilsThere was a major don’t-try-this-at-home aspect to my two-day ride on this primitive and unpredictable river. But as scary as it was, it was every bit as beautiful. |
Carole Keeton Strayhorn Has Guts. Carole Keeton Strayhorn Is Nuts. Discuss.An attempt, however futile, to figure out what the comptroller is up to. Happiness Is a Warm GunIn the state with the nation’s most celebrated concealed carry law, is it any wonder that the annual convention of pistol packers, peddlers, and promoters was number one with a bullet? Brooklyn HeightsA one-on-one with Brooklyn Pope reveals her to be— off the court, at least—a fairly typical fifteen-year-old girl. But when the game clock starts, she’s the future of women’s basketball. Maybe basketball, period. |
Columns
Anne DingusCritters And FrittersYou’d love my collection of vintage Texas cookbooks. Just don’t ask me to cook from them. Oscar CasaresSe Habla EspañolBut not without some difficulty—even though I’m a third-generation Mexican American. |
Jan Jarboe RussellThe Good RatsCancer used to be something you died from. Now, thanks to clinical trials, it’s increasingly something you live with. |
Reporter
ReporterGet Out the VoThe demographics of one legislative district in Houston have changed so dramatically that they allowed a novice Democrat to unseat an eleven-term Republican powerhouse. But the real story is what could happen elsewhere in the not-so-distant future. |
The Filter
Pat's PickLa Barranca GrillePat's PickTyson Cole |
Miscellaneous
Texas Monthly TalksBoone Pickens“The record’s clean. I’m sure that I haven’t done everything that everyone would like me to do. But I’ve never hurt anybody.” Roar of the CrowdTime OutRecipeGrilled Bandera Quail With Dijon–Collard Greens and Pear-Bourbon SauceLa Barranca Grille, Laredo Web ExtraJust Say VoSenior editor Pamela Colloff on state representative Hubert Vo’s winning campaign strategy and Houston’s Asian community. Web ExtraGo With the FlowExecutive editor S. C. Gwynne on the Devils River, white water, and tents. Web ExtraShooting StarPhotographer Sarah Wilson on basketball phenom Brooklyn Pope, whom she shot for this month’s issue. |
Web ExtraWater RatsFreelance writer and former Texas Monthly intern Stayton Bonner, assistant managing editor Stacy Hollister, editorial director Christopher Keyes, and new-media director Charlie Llewellin talk about exploring the state’s rivers for this month’s cover story. Web ExtraTake Me to the RiversSix more watery adventures, from birding on the Trinity to tubing the Frio. Web ExtraA Cook’s TourFrom tamales and chile con carne to boiled fish and macaroni with mushroom sauce, the first-ever compendium of Mexican American cooking, Mexican Cooking: The Flavor of the 20th Century—That Real Mexican Tang, takes readers on an unusual culinary ride. Texas TidbitsFrom a sock hop in Galveston to a basketball competition in Austin, Juneteenth celebrations across the state commemorate the emancipation of slaves. Happy TrailsHelen Cho on Houston. For some good, cheap Chinese or Vietnamese food, go to Bellaire. Texas History 101The Baylor University women’s basketball program has come a long way. |
Report from Washington III: R's Fear "Unionization of America" Scheme (Tue Jul 22 at 6:00 AM)
Let's Go Deutsch! (Wed Jul 23 at 4:15 PM)
Pit Happens (Sat Jul 19 at 11:08 AM)
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