Jan Jarboe Russell
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A Lady First
Today, 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.
Texas Women
They shouldn't be messed with. But you knew that already.
John Paul Cisneros
He's is a healthy teenager (and nothing could make his dad happier).
Politician of the Century—Lyndon Johnson
“Johnson continues to tower over Texas politics not just because he was the first Texas-bred president but because, 26 years in his grave, he continues to extend the very idea of Texas into American political history.”
Business • Red McCombs
Driven to succeed.
Alone Together
No one denies that there was love at the center of Lady Bird Johnson’s marriage to LBJ. But like Hillary Clinton, she endured quite a bit, spousally speaking, as her husband’s star was on the rise.
Art • Harriet and Harmon Kelley
Collecting their culture.
Lady Bird Looks Back
Frank talk about LBJ’s life, JFK’s death, the promise of Hillary Clinton, the perils of Oliver North—and more.
Sitting Pretty
After years of maintaining perfect public composure, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison now wears her ambition on her sleeve.
David Koresh and the Myth of the Alamo
He was no William Barrett Travis, but in many ways, the leader of the Brand Davidians was an archetypal Texan to the end.
“Why Us?”
Since AIDS infected their lives, the proud, the deeply religious Allens have been left to ponder the eternal questions of faith and suffering.
The Eternal Challenger
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez has spent most of his 76 years swinging wildly at political heavyweights. Now he’s finally landed a punch—on the president of the United States.
Ann’s Plans
Is Ann Richards planning a historic move from the statehouse to the White House?
Rescue Mission
The politics of trauma.
Flight for Your Life
When a few minutes matter, an EMS helicopter can make the difference between life and death.
Dog Ghosts and Bottle Trees
A new collection of Keith Carter’s photographs captures the magical mojo of East Texas.
Wonder Drug on Trial
Prozac was supposed to cure Skye Morris’ depression. Now her husband is trying to prove that it caused her to commit suicide.
Secret Summer Places
Follow us for a great vacation, minus something all tourists can do without crowds.
Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog
“Guys like me like Iraq,” says Houston oilman Oscar Wyatt. “That’s the way the real world works, baby.”
Sissy Spacek’s Long Walk Home
You can take the girl out of East Texas, but you can’t take East Texas out of the girl.
A Boy and His Airline
No kid ever had more fun with his favorite toy than Herb Kelleher has in running Southwest Airlines.
Full of Woe
You see them on TV, adorable youngsters asking to be adopted, But the dreadful odyssey of the Wednesday’s Child rarely has a made-for-television happy ending.
Columns | Miscellany
The Worst Hard Time
My hometown of Cleveland has become the most disgraced community in America because of a brutal, unspeakable crime that has set everyone against one another.
No Retreat! No Surrender!
Besieged on all sides, will the Daughters of the Republic of Texas finally lose control of the Alamo? Not if they can help it.
Alamo Heights
One year into his first term as mayor of San Antonio, Julián Castro is emerging as perhaps the most prominent young Hispanic politician in Texas. Get ready to get used to him.
The Good Wife
Mary Alice Cisneros loved, honored, and cherished Henry’s political career. Now it’s her turn.
The Equity Myth
What happened—and didn’t—when we “fixed” school finance the last time.
The Good Rats
Cancer used to be something you died from. Now, thanks to clinical trials, it’s increasingly something you live with.
Grand Opportunity Party
The Republicans have made real inroads into winning over Hispanic voters. If that doesn’t freak out the Democrats, I don’t know what will.
The Old Gray Mayor
San Antonio politics, it ain't what it used to be—which is why it could be time for a grown-up at city hall.
Into The Woods
My parents and I had a generation gap. My kids and I have a geographic gap, as I learned when I took my son to my hometown of Cleveland.
Viva la Diferencia
A Harvard know-it-all predicts that the emerging Hispanic majority will be a drag on America. Tell it to your friends in Cambridge, bub.
Take Two Tablets
Should a monument featuring the Ten Commandments be allowed to remain on the grounds of the Texas Capitol? A homeless former defense lawyer says no.
Bless This House
Haven't we settled the prayer-in-politics debate and turned our attention to more important things, like the budget shortfall? Apparently not.
An Unmarried Woman
My divorce made me what I am today.
Jung at Heart
When I could no longer tolerate the religious fundamentalism of my childhood, I turned to the teachings of a Swiss psychiatrist—and rejuvenated my spiritual life.
Quite Contrary
Was the sacred image of the Virgin Mary in Mexico City painted by miracle or man? Even science can't say for sure.
Church and Statecraft
Right with his party, wrong with his religion: where God and government intersect for Rick Perry and Tony Sanchez.
Fathers and Sins
What happens to your belief in God when your son commits suicide after being molested by a priest? That's a question Nancy and Pat Lemberger have been struggling with for years.
School Spirit
Even in death, the former principal of El Paso’s Cathedral High is larger than life.
Luci in the Sky
After what seemed like a lifetime as the nation’s first daughter, Luci Baines Johnson has finally come of age.
Politics Red Square
Texas scientist Arnold Lockshin defected to Russia to find a new life. Has the collapse of communism shattered his dreams?
Child’s Play
“Just how hard can it be to build a playground?” I asked. The answer: Harder than anything I’ve ever tried before.
Henry B. Gonzalez
The life and accomplishments of Henry B. Gonzalez.
Reporter
The Last Maverick
With the passing of Maury Maverick, Jr., Texas liberals—real ones, not watered-down versions—are nearing extinction.
War Stories
Jan Jarboe Russell finds a revolution brewing at El Paso's Cinco Puntos press.
Vote of Confidence
Jan Jarboe Russell sizes up San Antonio's new mayor.
Alamodoomed
San Antonio mayor Bill Thornton likes to talk about the future, but he’s still a politician of the past—and so is everyone who’s running against him.
Texas Monthly Biz
Hits and Mrs.
How Lady Bird Johnson became the first lady of Texas radio.
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