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Before and After »
For some residents of Mount Pleasant, the April 16 immigration raid on the local chicken plant was no more than a segment on the evening news. For others, including many legal residents of the tiny East Texas town, it was the moment everything changed.
December 2008 by Karen Olsson
East Toward Home »
The Town Lake soccer fields in Austin, shopping at Kathleen Sommers in San Antonio, sunsets in Big Bend: Good-bye to all that and (sniff) a whole lot more.
June 1999 by Marion Winik
In Over My Head »
When I decided to put in a swimming pool, I had visions of supermodels doing the backstroke in my back yard. Instead, I got one big headache after another.
May 1999 by Turk Pipkin
The Handmades’ Tale »
These twelve Texas artisans herald the victory of man over machine, carefully crafting wood, metal, or stone into items for your home and hearth that are tomorrow’s heirlooms today.
July 1998 by Suzy Banks
Satisfaction »
That’s what Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall got on their recent trip to West Texas. West Texas retailers got it too.
June 1997 by Evan Smith
CD and Book Reviews »
November 1996 Edited by Evan Smith
Needlemania »
In an era of AIDS and family values, who’s crazy enough to have a tattoo? Some twenty million Americans, including sports stars, Academy award winners, the CEO of Nike, a Republican Secretary of State—and me.
September 1996 by Spike Gillespie
Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll »
When the double life of pioneering record producer Huey Meaux was exposed, it was time to face the music: How well did I really know the legend I once called my friend?
May 1996 by Joe Nick Patoski
State Fare »
Tired of plain old greens and lifeless veggies? Houston’s La Mora has a salad you just can’t beet.
April 1996 by Patricia Sharpe
Habeas Corpus »
The rap on Corpus Christi is that there’s no there there—but a case can be made that it’s a great weekend destination.
April 1996 by Joe Nick Patoski
Texas, Paris »
Two mythic cultures, one great love affair: How France has taken us to heart.
February 1996 by Clotilde Luce
New Chinatown, Houston »
Our state’s Asian population is the second-fastest growing in the country. This is ground zero.
February 2008 by Mimi Swartz
Austin to Caddo Lake on Interstate 35, U.S. 79, and Texas Highway 43 »
African masks, two old steam locomotives, Lady Bird's childhood home—and miniature donkeys.
by Michael Hall
Head for the Hills »
A grand old opry in Mason, a homestyle bakery in Llano, a cabin with a view of the Sabinal Canyon, and sixteen other things I love about the Hill Country.
by Suzy Banks
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