Texas Monthly senior editor Michael Hall on why GQ's story about Jerry Joseph, the too-good-to-be-true athlete in Odessa, was one of his favorites of the year.
December 28, 2011 | by Michael Hall
Why do the towns that have oil also have the best football players?
Midland and Odessa are only seventeen miles apart, and that’s too close for comfort.
Senior editor Pamela Colloff on researching a 45-year-old murder case, tracking down sources, and using a ghost story to show how the crime still haunts Odessa.

