February 2008
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Features
El GobernadorThe first Hispanic to lead Texas will be a Basque jai alai phenom, Dallas attorney, and Democratic state representative whose election, in 2018, will relegate the GOP to semi- permanent minority status. Wanna bet? The Gospel According to MatthewWhy does a rich Houston investment banker spend his days traveling the globe, preaching to the uninformed and indifferent that the world’s supply of crude oil is in steep decline and the end of life as we know it is very, very near? Maybe because it is. Plus:Sneak PeakTexas Monthly talks with two online energy experts concerning peak oil and the future of energy demand. The Last DropTexas has the country’s most precise state water plan. So how is it that every one of our major cities is still on track to run dry in the next fifty years? Plus:Toilet TalesIn summer months, Houstonians are drinking ice cold . . . toilet water. Courtesy of Dallas. |
Eat Their WordsWhat will dining, both out and in, be like in decades to come? We asked the state’s top chefs and food folk, from Dean Fearing and Hugo Ortega to David Bull and Charles Butt. Plus:Appetite for the FutureWhat will dining be like in decades to come? We asked the state’s top chefs and foodies. The Class of 2017The future according to third-graders. Plus:Third Grade Social StudiesThey may only be kids in third grade, but you’re looking at the future of Texas. The Skinny On ObesityWhat Comptroller Susan Combs is doing to make sure that everything is not always bigger in Texas. 35 People Who Will Shape Our FutureLance Armstrong tops our list of the dreamers and doers leading the way in science, sports, politics, music, art, food, education, and, of course, Dallas shopping. |
Columns
Nate BlakesleeWill to PowerAfter the Texas Youth Commission imploded last year, one of the state’s fiercest advocates for criminal justice reform was tapped to help rebuild. Inside his yet-to-be-completed slog. Plus:The Gritty TruthA criminal justice reform activist in Texas on overcrowded prisons, Tulia, the Texas Youth Commission, and the criminalization of mental illness. |
Patricia Kilday HartArmy of OneThere is no more important job than reshaping the military to confront a dark and dangerous future—and Pete Geren is reporting for duty. Sarah BirdGeezer NationGreetings from Snowbirdlandia! Wish you were old. Plus:Geezer Nation: PodcastWeb ExtraMEET the DePRESSedThe digital natives are restless, and traditional journalism just won’t cut it. |
Reporter
The Horse’s MouthRobotsDavid Hanson on robot love. Plus:Robots with AttitudeRichardson-based Hanson Robotics and chief scientist David Hanson envisions a future of benevolent artificial intelligence. The Cheap Seats2028: The Year in Sports.Faith BasesLakewood Church, Servicio en Español |
Street SmartsNew Chinatown, HoustonTexquisite CorpseTwin WellsChapter Two: The Mustang Room, by Dominic Smith. Plus:Twin Wells Chapter Two |
The Filter
Pat's PickAu Petit ParisThe Filter: DiningNew and Noteworthy |
Miscellaneous
ContributorsAndy Friedman, Eileen Smith, and Platon. Editor’s LetterHa-ha! We’re 35! |
Roar of the CrowdSteak Your ClaimRecipeCream of Mushroom Soup |
The Republican Convention -- Day 4 (Fri Sep 5 at 8:18 AM)
Say it with Me: Fight for Me. (Fri Sep 5 at 10:20 AM)
For Once, Someone Asks Bob Schieffer Questions (Wed Aug 27 at 9:07 PM)
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