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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Richard West
Features
Our Lady of the Taco
Blessed art thou, who hath created Tex-Mex. (January 1986)
An American Family
Pedro Martínez, with only his Mexican heritage, a determination to work hard, and a desire for a better life, brought his family across the Rio Grande to fine a home in a new land. (March 1980)
Ben Barnes is Still Running
The former boy wonder of Texas politics has found a new career. Still, old habits die hard. (June 1979)
Only the Strong Survive
“There are two things to remember about the ghetto that is Houston’s Fifth Ward. One, evil usually triumphs over good. Two, in spite of that, most of its residents retain a goodness that proves indestructible.” (February 1979)
Bad Jobs
If working hard builds character, these people must be saints. (November 1978)
The Cap That Won The West
The newest style of manly hatwear. (October 1978)
The Sons of the Pioneers
Miles from their nearest neighbors, beset by drought, debt, insects, and government, Panhandle farmers gamble everything to keep alive a tradition they can’t abandon. (September 1978)
The Petrified Forest
Behind the pine curtain of deep East Texas is a world trapped in the past and hidden from the future: lush woods, poor whites, the descendants of slaves, and an aristocracy still breathing the rarefied air of the Old South. (April 1978)
The Last Frontier
The pioneers who came to tame the West met their match in the land of Giant. (November 1977)
The Ten Best and Ten Worst Legislators
We just rate them. You voted for them. (July 1977)
1977 Bum Steer Awards
All this, and the Legislature wasn’t even in session. (February 1977)
The 1976 Bum Steer Awards
We spotlight the follies and foibles of our state that will go down in history—way down. (February 1976)
The 1975 Bum Steer Awards
Last year’s disreputable moments, lowest jinks, outrageous events, and preposterous personalities. (February 1975)
The Best Little Old Chicken Fried Steak in Texas
There it is, right there on the plate. Just where is that? (May 1974)
Texas Monthly Annual Bum Steer Awards
We give appropriate recognition to all the people and events that have put us in the state we're in. (February 1974)
Border Towns: What to Do and Where to Do It
Our travel guide, in search of the perfect taco, wanders along the 1248 mile border between Texas and Mexico. He wines, dines, and occasionally sightsees. (December 1973)
Inside The Lobby
These veterans of endless smoke-filled rooms and committee sessions do more to shape state government than most elected officials. They're not all bad, but they're not all good, either. (July 1973)
Columns | Miscellany
Scene Change, Please
Try one of these extended weekend trips. You'll know you've left home. (June 1973)
Copper Canyon Spectacular
Over the Sierras to Topolobampo and back by the headiest of Mexican railroads. (May 1973)
How To Buy A Bike
Bikes have changed. Here's how. (March 1973)
Pack Up, Weekend Wanderers
(February 1973)
Texas Monthly Reporter
(March 1974)
Reporter
Laredo: Fuel’s Paradise
(April 1975)
Consumer Aid for Fort Worth
(May 1974)
Houston TV Ratings War
(May 1974)
Connally Stumps Ohio
(May 1974)
Trolleys for Austin
(May 1974)
Folk Medicine for Fort Worth
(May 1974)
Texas Writers Recognized
(May 1974)
Dallas Radio Goes Public
(May 1974)
NBC Moves Uptown
(May 1974)
Low Talk
(May 1974)
The Avalon Drug Store
(May 1974)
Texas Monthly Reporter
(April 1974)
