Lifestyle
April 30, 1994
Answer Man
Q: Who was so good at a computer network’s trivia game that he got kicked of the system? A: A Texan Bernie Schwal.
293 Articles
Reporter
April 1, 1994
Murder, They Wrote
Two true-crime books unravel the twisted and deadly story of Dallasite Joy Aylor.
Lifestyle
March 1, 1994
Newgulf, R.I.P.
When Texas’ last company town disappears this month, so will a cozy way of life my family knew well.
Books
March 1, 1994
Animal Writes
Eight indigenous authors, nine native critters: A bookish look at the wildest, woolliest creatures in Texas history.
Books
January 1, 1994
Stitches in Time
Houstonian Betty Ring’s Girlhood Emboidery is a richly illustrated survey of centuries-old needlework.
Film & TV
November 1, 1993
Home Movies
Hollywood on the Brazos? That’s how it seemed this year, when everyone from Clint Eastwood to Drew Barrymore set up shop in Texas.
Film & TV
October 1, 1993
Sex Shooters
Ann-Margret, get your gun: A celebration of pistol-packin’ celluloid cowgirls.
Books
September 30, 1993
Street Stories
How the memoir of an unknown and homeless writer brought him fame and a place to live.
Libations
July 1, 1993
Vine and Dandy
What’s red and white and growing all over (as a tourist attraction)? Texas wineries.
Food & Drink
May 1, 1993
Cream of the Crops
In these nine Texas towns, produce is more than product. It’s pride.
Books
April 30, 1993
Court Reporter
Renowned legal scholar and law professor Charles Alan Wright is deadly serious—about murder mysteries.
Texas History
March 1, 1993
Sam the Man
His wives! His lives! A bountiful birthday guide to Sam Houston, Texas’ ultimate hero.
Style & Design
December 1, 1992
A Texas-Style Christmas: You Gotta Have Hearth
The secret to a well-appointed Texas Christmas.
Art
November 1, 1992
Dead Again
Get your masks on; put on your dancing shoes. It’s time for Mexico’s Day of the Dead, one of the liveliest celebrations around.
Style & Design
August 31, 1992
Waxing Nostalgic
Fashion designers are betting the ranch on new Western shirts with styles inspired by Hollywood, not history.
Art
June 30, 1992
Hot Shot
Haven’t heard of Geof Kern, Texas’ most famous photographer? You must live here.
Being Texan
April 1, 1992
Wish We Were There
Vintage Texas postcards depict larger-than-life views in hyper hues.
Music
February 1, 1992
Ernest Tubb Goes Electric
The great polka boycott, Willie’s Sunday school status, the cold truth about Vanilla Ice, and other notable moments in Texas Music.
Film & TV
July 1, 1991
Texas Movies: In Character
From wheezy-voiced geezers to yuk-it-up yokels, these actors excel at portraying the stereotypical Texan.
Arts & Entertainment
July 1, 1990
Texas Humor
From Pecos Bill to nightclub comics, we’ve got lots to laugh about.
Critters
June 1, 1990
Animal Attractions
These seven creatures might be piggy-backed, whale-boned, dog-toothed, goat-eed, elephant-eared, turtle-necked, and bull-headed, but they’re stars just the same.
Texas History
January 1, 1990
Texas Primer: The Windmill
But for this ever-so-practical invention, Texas history as we know it would be gone with the wind.
Books
January 1, 1990
A Child’s Garden of Texas
The young—and even the not-so-young-can travel back through the state’s glorious past simply by opening up any one of these fourteen children’s classics.
Texas History
November 1, 1989
Cowboy Songs
Five favorites from the wide-open spaces, in words and pictures.
Food & Drink
April 1, 1989
Eat Sweet
Peanut patties are red, raspas are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are pralines, pecan pie, kolaches, and seven other great Texas desserts.
Music
March 1, 1989
Songs of Innocence
In Joe Scruggs’s music Everymom evicts under-the-bed monsters, Everykid remembers on Monday morning the fifteen things he needs for school that day, and Everybody delights in Scruggs’s corny but sensitive portrayal of childhood.
Being Texan
January 1, 1989
Texas Primer: King Ranch Casserole
What kind of dish would a Texas clubwoman invent? One that’s not too greasy, not too spicy, and, well, sort of tasteful.
Being Texan
July 31, 1988
Texas Primer: The Dust Storm
Look out, Texas! If drought comes, can tons of blowing dirt be far behind?
Being Texan
January 1, 1988
This Land Is My Land
Growing up, I took the Panhandle’s plain nature for granted. Only after years away and a sentimental journey home did I take it to heart.
Being Texan
May 31, 1984
Last Respects
The death of Uncle Henry saddened my whole far-flung family, but the gathering at his funeral was an occasion for telling stories and recalling the joys of a small-town upbringing.
Texas History
December 1, 1983
Texas Primer: Christmas on the Range
Yes, Virginia Sue, Texas really does have its own holiday traditions.
Business
July 31, 1983
Anyplace But Texas
Texans may secretly yearn to live east of the Mississippi or across the Atlantic, but the next best thing is a subdivision named Yorktown, Nottingham County, or village Green West.
Being Texan
April 30, 1983
Texas Primer: The Water Tower
Sure it means water. It also means pride.
Texas History
February 1, 1983
Texas Primer: Lyndon’s Lincoln
Can you picture Lbj in a Datsun?
Style & Design
December 1, 1982
Piece by Piece
Out of Texas’ ragbag history came the patchwork quilt, the product of cold winters, isolated homesteads, empty pocketbooks, and fertile minds.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1982
Underneath Texas
The real lowdown on the Lone Star State.
Critters
May 31, 1982
Texas Primer: The Horny Toad
It’s everybody’s favorite reptile, and it’s disappearing from Texas.
Country Notes
March 1, 1982
Texas Primer: The Tumbleweed
It’s only a humble weed, but just try to imagine West Texas without it.
Libations
March 1, 1982
BYOB
When liquor by the drink went into effect in 1971, Texas changed forever.
Texas History
October 1, 1981
The Failures That Made Texas
When it comes to flops and fiascos, Texans can outdo anyone.
Music
May 1, 1981
Champs
It IS whether you win. And these eight Texans are winners.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1979
Tiny Texas
If you want big, we’ve got big. If you want small, we’ve got that, too.
Web Exclusive
December 31, 1969
Read Me. Texas Index
If you’ve ever wondered about Texans’ penchant for big hair, waving to strangers, shirts with snaps instead of buttons, and belt buckles with our names engraved on the back, consult Read Me. Texas, a primer that will get you through Texas 101 easy as falling off a log. From Fritos