Anne Dingus

Jan 30, 2019 — By David Dorado Romo, Prudence Mackintosh, John Phillip Santos and Anne Dingus

Over the years, Texas Monthly’s most celebrated voices have written about the places that shaped them, from the Panhandle to the border. We revisit some of the classics.

Jan 21, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

His stories are grotesque, disturbing, and award-winning: Meet Nacogdoches’ Joe R. Lansdale, the most twisted writer in Texas.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

It’s not just another roadside attraction—here’s to a lasting monument of Texas kitsch.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

Which future Texas governor hired Bob Wills to play on his Fort Worth radio show?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

What was Texas like before air conditioning? Thinking about it gives me the chills.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

It spelled the end of the open range and the beginning of modern Texas.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

At what age was Leon Jaworski the youngest lawyer in the history of Texas?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

How much are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders paid per game?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

How much did Life pay Abraham Zapruder for the rights to his assassination film?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

How many times did Mary Martin shampoo onstage while appearing in South Pacific?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

Sexist, shmexist: For pure viewing enjoyment, my feminist friends and I know that nothing can match the Miss America Pageant.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

Phyllis George and Texas’ other former Miss America’s didn’t let the tiara go to their head.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

What was so special about Mance Lipscomb’s dentures?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

The laid-back Texas way of saying howdy on the road.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

Let's hear it for beans and cornbread, the tastiest of plate-mates, a classic Southern supper—and a meal any fool can cook.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Patricia Sharpe, Anne Dingus, Jordan Mackay, Pamela Colloff, Paul Burka, Suzy Banks and garrettwebergale

From a boutique hotel in hip South Austin to a bed-and-breakfast across the Mexican border, from fly fishing on the Llano River to bathing in the Chinati Hot Springs, 33 getaways the guidebooks don’t tell you about, courtesy of our intrepid staff of weekend warriors.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

Explaining the enduring appeal of Jell-O can be as challenging as, well, nailing it to a tree.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

What to do if you're bitten by fire ants, lost in the wilderness, sprayed by a skunk, attacked by a shark, stuck in a lightning storm, swept away by a riptide, or caught in any of eleven other worst-case scenarios.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

From bullet bras to panties emblazoned with the Lone Star flag, a brief history of women’s underwear in Texas.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

How the cosmetically challenged among us manage to save face.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

From buckskin to polyester, a look at 166 years of Texas fashion that doesn’t skirt the issues.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

Man makes the clothes.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

La Grange’s Mr. Barbecue, the police chief of Athens: Fifteen local characters with, er, character.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus and Pamela Colloff

Elegant antebellum furniture in Jefferson, Latin American folk art in Smithville: Where the buys are in two dozen communities.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Anne Dingus

If traditional holiday meals leave you hungry for something new, you’ll devour the dishes that Dallas chef Dean Fearing has prepared.

Mar 1, 2007 — By Anne Dingus

How many Texans died at the Alamo?

Jan 1, 2007 — By Anne Dingus

Did The Texas Chainsaw Massacre really happen?

Nov 1, 2006 — By Anne Dingus

Does the ten-gallon hat hold ten gallons?

Aug 31, 2006 — By Anne Dingus

Who put the Bowie in the bowie knife?

Jun 30, 2006 — By Anne Dingus

Was J. R.shot in Dallas?

Apr 30, 2006 — By Anne Dingus

Do horny toads really squirt blood?

Jan 1, 2006 — By Anne Dingus

Oil’s well that begins well.

Sep 30, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

Great Houston’s ghost!

Aug 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

One hundred simple questions—well, not that simple— stand between you and Texas literacy.

Aug 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

1. a, 3; b, 1; c, 2 2. d 3. the horny toad 4. c 5. b 6. XIT 7. c 8. 1936 9. a, 2; b, 5; c, 6; d, 7; e, 1; f, 3; g, 4 10. buffalo 11. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was the second president of the…

Jul 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

I’m in love with you, cherry lime.

Jul 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

Is DWB (driving while barefoot) illegal?

May 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

From tamales and chile con carne to boiled fish and macaroni with mushroom sauce, the first-ever compendium of Mexican American cooking, Mexican Cooking: The Flavor of the 20th Century—That Real Mexican Tang, takes readers on an unusual culinary ride.

May 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

Is Juneteenth ours?

May 31, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

You’d love my collection of vintage Texas cookbooks. Just don’t ask me to cook from them.

Apr 1, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

Bluebonnet burglars, beware?

Feb 1, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

No, you can’t shoot your adulterous wife.

Feb 1, 2005 — By Anne Dingus

Blondness—natural or otherwise— is even more Texan than Big Hair.

Dec 1, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

Gene Autry’s reindeer games.

Sep 30, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

The seven dips on a Texas trip.

Sep 30, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

What to do in ten more worst-case scenarios, from getting bitten by a brown recluse to getting caught in a dust storm.

Jul 31, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

I've been collecting vintage Texana since I was ten years old, and believe me, I've got loads. But it's time to sell.

Jun 30, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

How high may our flag fly?

Apr 30, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

The myth of the saguaro cactus

Apr 1, 2004 — By Anne Dingus

Why Anne Dingus hates "Texas, Our Texas."