Texas History
March 1, 1988
Texas in the Blood!
Descendants of famous Texans like Sam Houston and Davy Crockett don’t even try to fill their forefathers’ shoes. They just do their best to keep them polished.
Photo Essay
Being Texan
November 1, 1987
In Praise of Cowgirls
Call them what you will. We call them the living, breathing spirit of the Western woman. A working definition, you might say.
Sports
October 1, 1987
The World According to Coach
Never say Kant, Socrates it to ’em, and other collected wisdom from Texas’ Friday-night philosophers.
Being Texan
February 1, 1987
Momus to Remember
The god of merrymaking spends Mardi Gras in Galveston.
Being Texan
September 1, 1986
My Kind of Town
An enticing portfolio of what makes Houston Houston.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1986
Grasslands
In the early journals of pioneers who described the prairie surrounding their new homesteads, the ocean was the most common metaphor—swells of grass set rippling by the wind.
Being Texan
December 1, 1985
The Week of the Virgin
A doll-like statue of sugar-cane fiber and clay came to San Antonio from a village in Mexico. Twenty-four hours a day, residents of the West Side visited Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos.
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1985
Portraits in Power
Helmut Newton, world famous for his bizarre, sometimes shocking erotic photographs, turns his lens on another exotic subject—Texas tycoons.
Art
July 1, 1985
105°
A photographic study on beating the heat.
Border & Immigration
April 1, 1985
Ambient Color
As these photographs show, in Mexico the strange is commonplace, and the commonplace, strange.
Texas History
November 1, 1984
Howdy, Son. I’m the Law in This County
These fourteen Texas sheriffs are everything you thought a sheriff ought to be. But look quick; the old-time county lawman is riding off into the sunset.
Being Texan
May 1, 1984
First Light
Texas’ morning glory by thirteen photographers.
Style & Design
November 1, 1983
The Wild Ones
Quick! Get out your furs before it gets hot again.
Style & Design
December 1, 1982
The Light Before Christmas
String the lights, hang the tinsel and the expense. It’s Christmas and the decorated homes of Texans are second to none.
Hunting & Fishing
April 1, 1981
Shrimpers
Someone endured weeks of hard work, loneliness, and seasickness to land that lovely pink delicacy on your plate.
Travel & Outdoors
September 1, 1980
In the Still of the Night
A photographer finds mystery and magic.
The Culture
February 1, 1980
True Love
Actual photos! In living color! Incontrovertible evidence that kissing is fun!
Being Texan
January 1, 1980
Elegant Fossils
Once Texas was a land of fabulous, ornate county courthouses. It still is, but today they’re flamboyant relics in our streamlined urban landscapes.
Art
June 1, 1979
Clowning Around
Our photographer runs away to the circus.
Being Texan
March 1, 1979
Sisters
An album of female kinship.
Border & Immigration
February 1, 1978
The Streets of Laredo
The real Nuevo Laredo isn’t George Washington’s Birthday, Boystown, or throngs of tourists; it’s the street life.
Being Texan
September 30, 1977
Lone Stars
You’ve met the stars of stage and screen. Now meet the stars of Texas.
Sports
September 30, 1977
The Rites of Autumn
You don’t have to be crazy to attend Texas-OU Weekend, but it helps.
Texas History
April 30, 1977
The Other Texas
Rio Grande City Michael Patrick Houston Suzanne Paul Austin Harry Boyd Rosenberg Joe Baraban Ingram Harry Boyd Hillsboro Nicolas Russell Martindale
Sports
December 1, 1976
Friday Night Heroes
In some towns, high school football is still a way of life.
Sports
November 1, 1976
The Best Gamblers in Texas
Not all Texans make lousy gamblers.
Texas History
September 30, 1976
State Fair
The roar of the grease, the smell of the corny dog.
Texas History
August 31, 1976
Making the Best of It
A great photographer looks at plain people caught in the hard times of another Texas.
Texas History
May 31, 1976
Our Town
Every small town is different; every small town is the same.