September 2007
Table of Contents
Features
A Lady FirstToday, many younger Texans may be inclined to think of Lady Bird Johnson as belonging entirely to the past. But if her demeanor and style seemed faintly anachronistic, the virtues instilled by her parents back in East Texas—practicality, thriftiness, good manners, and an open mind—made her remarkably effective as a first lady, more so than some of her “modern” successors. Plus:Lady Bird: A Life in PicturesBetty Sue Flowers, the director of the LBJ Library and Museum, discusses the life and legacy of the former first lady. A Lady First: PodcastWriter-at-large Jan Jarboe Russell reads her cover story. Badges of DishonorTwo Border Patrol agents are sent to prison while the dope smuggler they pursued and wounded is granted immunity by federal prosecutors and goes free. A miscarriage of justice? Not so fast. Plus:Badges of Dishonor: Video ExtraSenior editor Pamela Colloff separates fact from fiction in the controversial convictions of Border Patrol agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos. Craig’s ListOf the many things the first black district attorney of Dallas County is doing, none is more important than rethinking the concept of guilt and innocence. Plus:The Right StuffSenior editor Michael Hall on writing about Dallas County district attorney Craig Watkins. |
Eva AlmightyThere are prettier women in Hollywood. There are more-talented actresses on TV and in the movies. So how to explain the charmed, celebrated existence that is la vida Longoria? Getting My GoatI wanted to help my old pal when he became a Katrina evacuee. I really did. But any houseguest who stays for nearly two years is going to drive you crazy (or, in my case, crazier). Plus:Getting My Goat: Video ExtraWriter-at-large Kinky Friedman talks about life on his ranch, his run for governor, and his former houseguest. Go! Fight! Win!The twenty best Texas high school football programs of all time. |
Columns
Gary CartwrightThe Terror of TarrytownHow the owner of the first shopping center in Austin is destroying it—one banned candy bar at a time. |
Antonya NelsonSide TrackNear the end of his sophisticated, stimulating life, my father played with toy trains. It was a hobby none of us could understand. |
Reporter
Texas Monthly TalksBurton TanskyBurton Tansky on Neiman’s at one hundred. Plus:Texas Monthly Talks: Video ExtraBurton Tansky and Shelle Sills take you behind the scenes of the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus. |
The TexanistOffering fine advice since 2007Is it okay to dip and spit at the office? Plus:The Texanist UnleashedTo dip or not to dip? That is the question we asked unsuspecting passers-by in downtown Austin. |
The Filter
Pat’s PickThe Porch |
The Filter: DiningNew and NoteworthyEstâncía Churrascaría, Austin and Kavála Mediterranean Grill, Dallas. Jordan's PickSix-Man Super SaturdayThe Filter: EventsHolding Court |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdCapitol Offense |
Editor’s LetterMrs. J |
Web Exclusives
Recipes
Crab and Shrimp Chopped SaladThe Porch, Dallas |
