Why subject yourself to the dreariness of impersonal, prefab hotels when these country hostelries are just down the road?

Why subject yourself to the dreariness of impersonal, prefab hotels when these country hostelries are just down the road?

Marathon canoe racing is the toughest sport in Texas. It’s tougher than bull riding, more grueling than pro football. The canoeists say that’s why it’s fun.

There are two questions about John Connally: Is he good enough to be president? Is he too bad to be president?

There are two questions about John Connally: Is he good enough to be president? Is he too bad to be president?

Behind the gleaming faÃ�ades of many new apartment villages are the crumbling walls of next year’s urban blight.

A legendary event in the legendary lives of a legendary Texas family.

A legendary event in the legendary lives of a legendary Texas family.

Whether you have $2 to spend or $25,000, our Christmas gist selections show how to have a wonderfully indulgent holiday.

Institutional green walls and stuffy classrooms are not a part of Houston architect Eugene Aubry’s Awty School design.

Institutional green walls and stuffy classrooms are not a part of Houston architect Eugene Aubry’s Awty School design.

A modest proposal for the eighties.

Joining God’s army at Berachah Church in Houston; joining the fine families of Beaumont’s Trinity United Methodist.

Joining God’s army at Berachah Church in Houston; joining the fine families of Beaumont’s Trinity United Methodist.

The leaders of Houston and Dallas symphony orchestras start off the season with two perplexing concert series.

Don’t both with séances or clairvoyants. There is a much better way to contact the shades of the past.

Don’t both with séances or clairvoyants. There is a much better way to contact the shades of the past.

Filmmakers flub: Schlesinger’s Yanks, Fellini’s Orchestra Rehearsal, and Jewison’s—And Justice for All.

Filmmakers flub: Schlesinger’s Yanks, Fellini’s Orchestra Rehearsal, and Jewison’s—And Justice for All.

Silence may be golden, but not to a stutterer.

The Recovery Room band is at home in Dallas and New York, too.

The Recovery Room band is at home in Dallas and New York, too.

The Dalai Lama encounters Houston. He finds it good.

The Dalai Lama encounters Houston. He finds it good.

Some Texas funny people get serious about their jokes.

Some Texas funny people get serious about their jokes.

A down-home journalist; the privileged pew; gas for a price.

A down-home journalist; the privileged pew; gas for a price.

Copy cats.

Copy cats.

Texas Democrats run scared over Teddy; Arkansas bigwigs cry foul over gas lease; Mexican diplomats make waves over salt water.

Texas Democrats run scared over Teddy; Arkansas bigwigs cry foul over gas lease; Mexican diplomats make waves over salt water.

The beat of a different strummer.

The beat of a different strummer.