When a few minutes matter, an EMS helicopter can make the difference between life and death.

The politics of trauma.

Through sickness and health. Texas humorist John Henry Faulk was my mentor, my idol, my friend.

Rodeo, rodeo, wherefore art thou rodeo? Mary Ellen Mark went to small towns all over Texas to find out.

Welcome to Llano, the real barbecue capital of Central Texas. The proof is in the pit.

With bulldozers poised to plow through their family’s historic spread, three San Antonio sisters are waging war against the state department.

Carol Collins thought her ex-husband had been killed in Vietnam—until a mysterious photograph reopened old wounds and threw her life into turmoil.

Dallas professor Mel Bradford thinks that Abe Lincoln was a scoundrel and that equality is nonsense. I had to find out why.

My father loved his job at a Gulf Coast oil refinery. In fact, he loved it to death.

The weird shape of a new Houston congressional district guarantees a power struggle between Hispanic and Anglo politicians.

Hiking in a country setting? Great, but not in my back yard, say rural citizens.

A seminar thrives on the public’s fear of being sued.

A third-generation rancher rebuilds his spread by just saying no to cattle.

An ethnic club’s new home brings a touch of Germany to San Antonio.

Dallas sportswriter Skip Bayless takes his column high tech.

From Chef Hervé Glin, Cité Grill, Houston