Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Why Does Dolph Briscoe Want To Be Governor?
You remember Dolph Briscoe, don't you?
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
The Highway Establishment and How it Grew and Grew and Grew
All roads have to go somewhere; but it could be that roads in Texas are going the wrong way.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
The World’s Best Barbecue Is in Taylor, Texas. Or Is It Lockhart?
A Cityslicker's Guide to the Pits.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 1993
On Assignment: On the Lege
We started out bashing the worst Texas legislators. We ended up critiquing both the best and the worst.
Feature
July 31, 1983
Secret Places
In the hidden corners of Texas’ outback-in the foresty swamp and shimmering desert-there are a few places that are still primeval.
The Culture
April 1, 1983
Big Wheels and the Silver Spike
It wasn’t business that drew the state’s top politicians to a Trans-Pecos ranch. Their mission: to mark the centennial of the train that linked Texas to the West.
Parks & Recs
April 1, 1977
Forgotten Places
Of canyons, creeks, and craters: the Big Bend as few have seen it.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1977
Little Big Man
Is it worth being a United States senator when you’re on the losing side all the time? Ask John Tower.
Arts & Entertainment
November 1, 1976
Weirdo Paper Plagues S.A.
In San Antonio, some people feel that no News is good news.
Business
July 31, 1976
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
Did you know there’s more difference between Fudgsicles and Popsicles than the taste? The taxman does.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1976
The Best, the Worst, and the Fair-To-Middlin’
Rating the Texas Congressmen from number one to, sigh, number twenty-two.
Food & Drink
December 1, 1975
What Ever Happened to Fresh Cream?
In which our author goes sour on new-fangled cream.
Feature
November 1, 1975
The Strange Case of the Missing Parks
Why Texans don‘t get the parks they pay for.
Dining Out
September 30, 1975
Eat Your Heart Out
The perfect European restaurant and some that come close.
Feature
May 31, 1975
Don’t Think It Won’t Happen Just Because It Hasn’t Happened Yet
Killer bees, acid from the sky, and exploding railroad cars may all be in your future.
News & Politics
March 31, 1975
What Your Mother Never Told You About Rice
A grain of truth about the high cost of food.
Politics & Policy
February 28, 1975
Off with Their Heads
Is the new Congress out to strip the Texas delegation of its power?
Texas History
January 1, 1975
Divide and Conquer
Five states are better than one, when they’re all named Texas.
Feature
December 1, 1974
The Perfect Speed Trap
The sign that says “Welcome to Selma” may mean more than you think.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1974
Bursting the Bubble
Examining the Supreme Court’s decision on Nixon’s tapes.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 1974
Visit Beautiful Austin (Quick)
Austin is trading old houses for new offices. The City Council calls it progress.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 1974
Why I Like to Ride the Train
Enthusiastic railway passengers maintain that fast is not necessarily the same as best.
Feature
July 31, 1974
Waiting for the Train
While you’re waiting at the depot, Amtrak bickers with Washington, railway moguls, and itself.
Style & Design
June 30, 1974
Off, Off Damned Coat
Since our wearables often become unbearable, here’s a bold alternative.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1974
Forgotten Places
Four seldom visited areas of Texas prove to be proudly beautiful and almost inaccessible.
News & Politics
May 31, 1974
Deadline in Dallas
One Dallas paper clings tightly to tradition while the other, with a new editor, looks for something to cling to of its own.
Food & Drink
January 31, 1974
The Best Food In Austin
There are some restaurants in Austin that could coax wary gourmets out of their kitchens.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1974
We the People…
When we write a constitution for the first time in almost 100 years, everyone wants a piece of the pie. In spite of it all, the new draft turned out to be an improvement. Now it's the legislature's turn.
Business
November 1, 1973
Empires of Paper
A law firm of almost 200 attorneys becomes an institution with massive power and life of its own. Three such firms are in Texas, including two of the four largest in the U.S. We open them, for the first time, to the public.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1973
How the New Drug Law Was Made
In which Texas comes into the 20th century, barely.
Citywise
June 30, 1973
Pass the Chop Sticks, Por Favor
At last, two superb Chinese restaraunts in Texas.
Travel
May 31, 1973
Scene Change, Please
Try one of these extended weekend trips. You'll know you've left home.
Briar Patch
May 31, 1973
Touts
Cute Toot-Toot Amtrak notwithstanding, countless unfulfilled railroad buffs still reside in Texas. For these unsatiated appetites, a genuine “little railroad that could” still makes daily runs in East Texas. The Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad was begun in 1927 as passenger service between the sawmill town of Camden and
Citywise
May 31, 1973
The Best Texas Wine Stores
It's not easy these days to find a good wine selection at reasonable prices, but it can be done.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1973
Touts
Comic Relief The 1970’s have Peanuts, the 1860’s had Dickens’ latest novel, but in the 1920’s and ’30’s nothing could quite match the goings-on in Krazy Kat, George Herriman’s celebrated comic strip. Millions of inveterate fans (including President Woodrow Wilson) followed the daily adventures of the noble-minded, simple-minded
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1973
Touts
Hello, Columbus TWO EGGS. A PATTIE OF HOMEMADE sausage as big as a hamburger. Three large homemade biscuits. Grits. All the butter and jelly you want. Coffee. Add up the bill for that breakfast, if you could even order it, at The Holiday Inn, Nickerson Farms or any of a
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1973
Touts
Revolting Films If you liked Che Guevara, you’ll love the Third World Film Series being shown at the University of Texas in Austin. There is nothing Hollywood about these films, and their technique leaves something to be desired; but if you want to know what filmmakers from the Third World
News & Politics
March 1, 1973
Briar Patch
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES PERSONALS—SEVEN-STORY BUILDING ON well-traveled Dallas corner. Within easy walking distance of County Courthouse, John F. Kennedy Memorial, Dealey Plaza. Once used to store books; now empty. Has potential for use as historical museum, or can be torn down and land converted to other use. Need advice