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Features

Get With the Program

Two-four-six-eight, who do we appreciate? San Antonio businessman Jack DeVere, whose collection of Texas football memorabilia evokes a simpler, more innocent time. October 2000

Film • Bonnie Curtis

Producing results. September 2000

Great Escapes

From a boutique hotel in hip South Austin to a bed-and-breakfast across the Mexican border, from fly fishing on the Llano River to bathing in the Chinati Hot Springs, 33 getaways the guidebooks don’t tell you about, courtesy of our intrepid staff of weekend warriors. June 2000

Musical Marginalia

The places, people and stories behind Texas music. May 2000

Tomorrow People

Meet the senior class of what might be called Texas Music U. — four up-and-coming acts that should graduate to the big time. May 2000

A Murder on Campus

A fraternity, a bid-night party, a random act of violence, an unnatural end: the life and death of Southwest Texas State University junior Nick Armstrong. January 2000

Face • Lauren Bush

This year’s model. September 1999

Sports

Hot hurdling in Giddings, super six-man football in Gordon: Ten towns that got game. March 1999

The Boosters—Nancy Schafer, Barbara Morgan, and Marsha Milam

Their film festivals are one of the state’s feature presentations. May 1998

Columns | Miscellany

Drew Carries On

Sixteen years after a car crash ended his football career, former Cowboys star Drew Pearson is a team player again—in the XFL. February 2001

On the Rebound

The Dallas Mavericks have a new owner and a new attitude, but they have no real plan to make themselves the kings of the court. I do. December 2000

West Texas Tornado

Cedric Benson of the Midland Lee Rebels has a cause: He may just be the greatest running back in Texas 5A history. November 2000

Sour Grapes

For nearly 25 years the state's wineries have struggled to mature. Will Texas wines ever go well with anything? October 2000

Straight Shooter

Rashard Lewis may have left his Texas hometown for the NBA at a frighteningly young age, but he's no Leon Smith. April 2000

The Running Men

What two college track coaches in Houston are teaching speedsters there—and everywhere—about going for Olympic gold. March 2000

Renaissance Man

Laugh not, wretch, at the man in the tights: Twenty-five years after George Coulam founded the Texas Renaissance Festival, it hath been a big success. November 1999

TV or Not TV?

He’s no Seinfeld. He’s not even Jeff Foxworthy. But Galveston native Bill Engvall is a successful stand-up comic, and one day, just maybe, he’ll get a sitcom of his own. April 1999

Whereabouts Known

Bruce McGill played D-Day, the biker with the handlebar mustache, in the classic comedy Animal House. Twenty years later, he’s still a character. November 1998

Bond Plays On

June 1998

Snap Decision

Why Troy Aikman shouldn't retire. January 2001

Horse Play

Can SMU football come back from the dead by building a $56 million stadium? September 2000

International Males

December 1998

Conspiracy Dearies

November 1998

Reid All About It

October 1998

Little, Big Man

September 1998

Movers and Acres

August 1998

Oh, Danny Boy

July 1998

An Evan Smithee Production

May 1998

Arts and Wozencraft

April 1998

Banks a Lot

March 1998

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Overbeek

January 1998

Her Home Page Is Her Castle

December 1997

The Lens Justifies the Means

November 1997

Travelin’ Man

October 1997

What a Drag

September 1997

Ennis Racket

August 1997

Hail, Mary Ellen

July 1997

Reporter

Unbearable

Baylor University gets sued by one of its own. May 1999

Sign of the Times

The New York Times takes on Texas—again. January 1999

Soda Flop?

Soft drinks in our public schools. December 1998

This Year’s Model

October 1998

Must He TV

Brian Benben goes after men-men for CBS October 1998

Holding Court

September 1998

Day of the Ed

August 1998

Ernest Goes to Texas

July 1998

Wooly

Things get woolly for the state’s mohair producers. June 1998

Bass, Master

June 1998

Sour Grupos

May 1998

Snoop Dreams

April 1998

CEO ABCs

The best Texas CEOs. March 1998

Toad Warriors

March 1998

Pulpit Fiction

January 1998

Austin, Storied

December 1997

Testy

A suburban mom’s patience is tested by drug testing. November 1997

Mary, Queen of Plots

November 1997

Titillating

A new sports bar inspires Abilenians to get something off their chest. October 1997

Yule Love It

September 1997

Sea You Really Soon

August 1997

Stick a Rourke in It—It’s Done.

July 1997

Triumph of the Williams

June 1997

Mission Accomplished

May 1997

Let Them Read Shrake

April 1997

Jennifer Love Hewitt

March 1997

Ink Big

February 1997

War Stories

January 1997

King of Diamonds

December 1996

Antsy Griffith

November 1996

Next of Kinski

October 1996

Web extras

The Basketball Diary

Assisitant editor Jordan Mackay charts the Dallas Mavericks season - visit every week for updates and commentary. December 2000

Your questions on Texas wine answered

Test assistant editor Jordan Mackay's knowledge of Texas wine—his piece, "Sour Grapes," about the state of the Texas wine industry, ran in this issue. October 2000

Texas Monthly Biz

Hut, Hut, Pay Hike!

Texas high school coaches rush ahead for the big bucks. August 2000