In a mixed-up world, mixed-up kids need somebody who really understands. In Dallas that somebody is a punk DJ called Shaggy.

Of course we know that Texas is an oasis in the midst of a wasteland. But some unenlightened folk from our neighboring states beg to differ. We let them talk, then set them straight.

One man's Mexican pot is another man's collectible.

My pack trip in Mexico's Sierra del Carmen wasn't exactly the Gray Line Tour.

Before Ruiz v. Estelle, prisons in Texas were the safest, most productive, and most economical in the nation. Now—after costs have quadrupled—our prisons are the most dangerous in the U.S.

An interpretation of a classic genre.

Today’s cowboy can thank Hollywood designers for the shirt on his back.

Is there romance after a starring role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? A leading man reveals all.

Dallas' Fifth Texas Sculpture Symposium proves it's time for us to look to our sculptors for public artworks.

A little gimmickry goes a long way toward making the Fort Worth Opera's current season a success.

Like the killer bees, Montezuma's revenge is moving north.

Alamo Bay gets in over its head; Lost in America finds itself through comedy; The Slugger's Wife strikes out.

Five new albums show that Texans can get any kind of music they want from local labels.

Battles at the border; weirdos at the Starck Club; monument at the end of the tracks; Mr. Migra goes after Zopilote; Baptists at each other's throats.

Love game at Texas Commerce; Phil Gramm versus Jim Wright in East Texas; a storm over a port for Mark White; some good news—maybe—about a nuke.