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Pirate Under Attack. Avast, Ye Swabs!

If Texas Tech fires Leach, there will be a mushroom cloud over Lubbock for thousands of miles and a likely revolt of Tech fans, alums, and former players.
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You Aren’t Here

A lack of reverence for the Alamo’s sacred battleground has turned much of the iconic site into a place no one remembers.
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His Town

When Marty Rathbun became an outspoken defector from the Church of Scientology, a group of filmmakers began to disrupt life in his adopted hometown. But they weren’t counting on the response of his neighbors.
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Still Life

Thirty-five years ago Dallas—and the country—was gripped by the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle. But after the newspapers moved on, another story was quietly unfolding, one of courage, perseverance, and a mother’s fierce love.
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Across The Line

According to the district attorney in Smith County, this building was the site of the most horrific child sex ring in Texas history. Three of the adults convicted of running it have already been sentenced to life in prison. There’s just one problem: The DA in neighboring Wood County, where the building is located, says nothing happened here at all.
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Runway or Another

From her hometown of Lake Jackson to the Big Apple, Kalyn Hemphill, the winner of Models of the Runway, takes it all in stride.
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Dear Yankee

Eight things you ought to know before you start writing stories about Rick Perry. You’re welcome.
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The 50 Greatest Hamburgers In Texas

A gastro-scientific inquiry into the finest burgers in the state that invented the burger, including the Toro (#4), the Stodg (#6), the Miss Hattie (#28), and, in our top slot, a miracle of meat served only on Sundays. No wonder they call it the Lord’s day.
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Innocence Lost

Since August 23, 1992, Anthony Graves has been behind bars for the gruesome murder of a family in Somerville. There was no clear motive, no physical evidence connecting him to the crime, and the only witness against him recanted, declaring again and again before his death, in 2000, that Graves didn’t do it. If he didn’t, the truth will come out. Won’t it?
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Right Place, Right Time

An exquisite sense of timing—and a good deal of luck—has helped transform Rick Perry from an unknown Democratic state legislator into a swaggering Republican who’s spent more years in the Governor’s Mansion than anyone in Texas history. Is it enough to carry him past Kay Bailey Hutchison and all the way to the White House?
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Come Early. Be Loud. Cash In.

In the arms race to build the fanciest stadiums, hire the best coaches, and attract the top athletes, the University of Texas is unrivaled: Its athletics program is the most profitable—and most successful—of any school in history. How did the Horns climb to the top? By inventing the rules that everyone else now plays by.

by S. C. Gwynne

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Monday, December 22nd, 2008, 3:55 pm
Texas Our Texas says:
This article says "... UT has suffered no major academic or recruiting scandals ... ." However: Longhorns Baseball suffered NCAA probation (two years; announced November 2002) and sanctions for a recruiting violation determined by the NCAA to be major: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2002-11-06-texas-probation_x.htm Longhorns Football suffered NCAA probation (two years; announced June 1987) and sanctions for rules violations: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7D9133BF93BA25755C0A961948260 Maybe the baseball sanction isn't considered major despite the NCAA's labeling it major? And maybe the football troubles are considered too long ago (although during Mr. Dodds' tenure)? These NCAA actions are mentioned for fact accuracy only, and not to diminish in any way the revenue growth and athletic win-loss success Mr. Dodds has stewarded. Thank you, TM and S.C. Gwynne, for an in-depth, informative article on a key aspect of an important Texas institution.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008, 8:42 am
Roger says:
Tech doesn't get credit cause they suck in the long run. One game doesn't mean anything.

Friday, November 14th, 2008, 9:01 am
CD says:
Jeff M, boy Tech supporters really are an overzealous bunch. They win one game, with :01 left to play, and now they are world beaters. Um, yeah, right. When a cockroach crawls out from the walls and finds a scrap of food, in his eyes he's a king, but all things told, he's still a cockroach. cd

Monday, November 10th, 2008, 3:39 pm
illfrozn says:
I'm just wondering why Rick Barnes didn't make the cover?

Saturday, November 8th, 2008, 12:37 pm
Jeff says:
Seems like TX Monthly should have written this article about the team that beat UT instead of about the team that crashed and burned. Not a Tech fan, but they never seem to get the credit they deserve. Heck, even one of your summer issues picked them as the team to watch for. Jeff M

Friday, November 7th, 2008, 10:41 am
an says:
wow.you are pathetic

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008, 12:14 am
r says:
TX Tech just wrecked the company!

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