Rebecca Markovits

Web extras

Texas History 101

On September 12, 1940, the Kilgore Rangerettes stepped out onto the football field for their first performance—and changed the future of halftime shows at football games across the state. (September 2004)

A Small-Town Tragedy

Executive editor Skip Hollandsworth on Tatum and taking sides. (September 2004)

True Stories

Senior editor Pamela Colloff on Roby, the lottery, and bad luck. (September 2004)

Texas Tidbits

Here's to the smallest incorporated town in the Lone Star State. (September 2004)

Happy Trails

What are the farms in The Hill Country like? After visiting three on a recent Sunday, I discovered they're anything but ordinary. (July 2004)