A historic dance hall, the cypress-shaded Guadalupe, a couple of rustic inns: A great weekend getaway awaits you less than an hour from Austin and San Antonio.
Jan Reid

Jan Reid is a former senior editor at Texas Monthly and has contributed to Esquire, GQ, Slate, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, and the New York Times. An early article about Texas music spawned his first book, The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock. Among his ten books are a well-reviewed novel, Deerinwater, for which he won a Dobie-Paisano Fellowship; a collection of his magazine pieces, Close Calls,</em< that was a finalist for a Texas Institute of Letters book of the year award; Rio Grande, a compilation of choice writing and photography on the storied border stream; and The Bullet Meant for Me, a reflection on marriage, friendship, boxing, and physical and emotional recovery from a deadly shooting in Mexico.
Articles by Jan Reid
Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid
The long arm of the law is getting longer every day—and reaching into the Capitol.
Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid
Texas football heroes Darrell Royal, Doak Walker, Sammy Baugh, and John David Crow are off the field, but they’re still having a ball.
Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid
Texas high school football may be in decline, but filmmakers still want to play.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid and Don Roth
Rock and Country music met in Austin. That friendship may make the state.


Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid and Shawn Sahm
Country, jazz, blues, R&B, polka, and conjunto—the late, great Doug Sahm was a walking encyclopedia of Texas music. An exclusive excerpt from a new biography explores how he stirred it all together and found his own sound in his first great song.
Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid
It took two decades of shows at honky-tonks filled with frat-boy fans and Aggie admirers, but singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen has his first major-label record deal.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid
After he was shot by a Mexico City cab driver—and told that he might be paralyzed—Jan Reid was flown to Houston, where Dr. Red Duke and a team of therapists literally got him back on his feet. In an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, The Bullet Meant for Me, Reid reconstructs the grueling nine weeks of recovery before he and his wife, Dorothy, finally headed home to Austin.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Jan Reid
Ten years ago I was shot in Mexico City by a street thug who wanted to kill me. Since then, I’ve endured unbelievable pain and learned how to walk again, and I’m thankful for what I have: a new outlook on life, time with my family, and a chance to step back into the ring.
Dec 1, 2006 — By Jan Reid
When Sam Hassenbusch was diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer, the only saving grace was his own history of treating the very same affliction.

Jun 30, 2006 — By Jan Reid
My Wichita Falls High School reunion inevitably got me thinking about the passage of time but also about memories that endure. And, of course, football.
Jan 1, 2006 — By Jan Reid
Richard Garriott wants to experience space travel because it would be cool—and because his dad did.
Dec 1, 2005 — By Jan Reid
All I know for certain about religion is that the one my mother tried so hard to pass on to me just didn’t take.
Dec 1, 2004 — By Jan Reid
Can one of the state’s best writers change modern medicine as we know it? Abraham Verghese hopes so—one story at a time.
Jul 31, 2004 — By Jan Reid and Lou Dubose
You probably know that Tom DeLay spearheaded the massive—and massively controversial— congressional redistricting effort that tied Texas legislators in knots for one regular and three special sessions. What you probably don’t know is how he did it. Herein lies a tale.
Apr 30, 2004 — By Jan Reid and Lou Dubose
If you want to understand the shift in political power that has taken place in Texas over the past thirty years—from rural areas to the new suburbs, from Democratic control to Republican dominance—you'll hardly find a better case study than Tom DeLay's Sugar Land.
Apr 1, 2004 — By Jan Reid
The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock rises again.
Feb 1, 2003 — By Jan Reid
Cynthia Ann Parker was nine when a Comanche snatched her from her East Texas home in 1836. Yet throughout her life as her captor's wife she remained strong, brave, and devoted to her husband and children. Which is to say, she was the original Texas woman.
Jan 1, 2003 — By Jan Reid
Why the mighty Rio Grande isn't so mighty anymore: a twisted tale of international politics, water rights, and environmental reality (with a drought thrown in for good measure).

Mar 1, 2002 — By Jan Reid
Growing up in Wichita Falls, I was a skinny kid with buckteeth and a girl's name, so I got into my share of fights. To improve my odd's of winning-and turn my anger and fear into bravery and skill-I learned to box.
Nov 1, 2001 — By Jan Reid
The 58-year-old banker and oilman from Laredo is enormously wealthy, has impeccable Texas roots, and–best of all–is Hispanic. Sounds like the Democrats' dream candidate, right? Maybe.

Aug 31, 2001 — By Jan Reid
He has moved from pig skin to pork sausage, but he's still trying to score.
Mar 1, 2001 — By Jan Reid
Forty years after it was published, Billy Lee Brammer's novel about LBJ-era Austin is still one of the best ever written about American politics. Yet just as interesting is the story of Brammer himself.
Jan 1, 2000 — By Jan Reid
In this corner, convicted rapist Tony Ayala of San Antonioonce a rising star of pro boxing, now an ex-convict on the road to redemption. And in this corner, his pastthe toughest opponent he's ever faced.
Apr 30, 1999 — By Jan Reid
Meet El Paso novelist James Carlos Blake, who writes critically acclaimed literary westerns with lots of violence but few female characters. Sound familiar?

Sep 30, 1998 — By Jan Reid
Twenty years ago, he was inspired by the redneck rock of Steve Fromholz and Guy Clark. On his new album, he says thanks.
Apr 1, 1998 — By Jan Reid
He may soon compete for the super featherweight championship of the world, but for now Austin boxer Jesus Chavez is in the fight of his life—with federal immigration officials.
Apr 1, 1997 — By Jan Reid
With his resounding voice and striking appearance, Austin’s Malford Milligan stands out in a sea of Texas soul singers.

Jan 1, 1996 — By Jan Reid
Willie Nelson may not be a radio staple anymore, but a new tribute album recorded by some of rock’s coolest stars shows that his music is still moving to them.
Nov 1, 1995 — By Jan Reid
There’s black gold in the South American rain forest—lots of it. Can the oil companies get it out without ruining the jungle and the way of life of the Indians who live there? The perils of drilling in the heart of darkness.

Nov 1, 1995 — By Jan Reid
The Tiny town of Mullin adopted its high school football heroes in more ways than one. These foster children and native sons had the time of their lives playing in the Super Bowl of six-man football.
Aug 31, 1995 — By Jan Reid
If the literary novel is dead, then why is Baskerville Publishers in Dallas flourishing?
Jul 31, 1995 — By Jan Reid
Jimmy LaFave’s great new CD might propel him from Austin to the big time—if that were what he wanted.
May 31, 1995 — By Jan Reid
The Secret Service lost a good man in the Oklahoma blast—and I lost an old friend.

Apr 30, 1995 — By Jan Reid
New York fireman Bill Groneman is disputing a critical piece of Alamo lore—and historians everywhere are burning mad.
Apr 30, 1995 — By Jan Reid
Jennifer Harbury’s career as a lawyer in Texas was the prelude to her front-page fight with the U.S. intelligence community.
Nov 1, 1994 — By Jan Reid
Riding the rapids of Texas’ last major unpolluted river is dangerous enough. But trample the private property around it and you could really get hurt.
Aug 31, 1994 — By Jan Reid
By all rights, Oilers coach Jack Pardee should be the most respected Texan in football. Instead, his days may be numbered.
Apr 30, 1994 — By Jan Reid
Bob Eckhardt left an indelible mark on Texas liberalism. At eighty, he looks back on his wins, losses, and wives.

Dec 1, 1993 — By Jan Reid
Twenty years later, Jerry Jeff Walker returns to the town his music put on the map.
Nov 1, 1993 — By Jan Reid
Tuff Hedeman was born in El Paso and raised on rodeo. Today he’s one of the best bull riders in the world.
Mar 1, 1993 — By Jan Reid
The nature and nightmarish potential of the rabies outbreak dawned on South Texans in late 1988 and early 1989, when coyotes were seen trotting through the streets of Rio Grande City. The first of these wayward animals crossed U.S 183, the town’s busy main drag, and sat down in…

Feb 1, 1993 — By Jan Reid
For years he renounced his Texas ties. Now Larry McMurty is once again calling Archer City home.
Mar 1, 1992 — By Jan Reid
With bulldozers poised to plow through their family’s historic spread, three San Antonio sisters are waging war against the state department.
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