Health
December 1, 1999
Eyes on the Prize
The noble—and Nobel—efforts of a Houston pharmacology professor could someday help in the treatment of cancer.
129 Articles
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1999
Al, Gored
Can Al Lipscomb survive both the ballot box and the jury box?
Health
April 1, 1999
Bad Blood
You can’t call it a Texas disease, but meningococcemia—a blood-borne form of meningitis—afflicts a fair number of the state’s children. And if the FDA will let him, a Dallas pediatrician thinks he can treat it.
Health
February 1, 1999
A Strike Against You
If your family has a history of cancer, are you doomed? Even though many of his relatives—including his famous father—succumbed to the disease, Mickey Mantle, Jr., didn’t think so. Then he got sick.
Health
December 1, 1998
Killer C
If you had a blood transfusion before 1992 or have ever shared a needle, you could have hepatitis C. You may feel fine, but it could be killing you.
Health
December 1, 1998
Addicted to Sex?
Even if you’re not, many Texans are: Sex Addicts Anonymous has 61 chapters across the state, tending to the tattered psyches of exhibitionists and other tormented souls.
Health
August 31, 1998
The Eyes Have It
An anxious, alcoholic, stressed, and depressed Dallasite. A suicidal San Antonian. For each, a seemingly visionary treatment.
Film & TV
August 31, 1997
No Show
Cash-poor PBS stations can’t seem to come up with innovative new ideas, so they ought to resurrect an innovative old one: Newsroom, the best local public- affairs program in Texas history.
Health
August 31, 1997
Health • Eric Moon-shong Tang
Smoking out the truth.
Health
July 31, 1997
Food Fright
Eating a peanut shouldn’t be a particularly memorable experience, but for Dallasite Mona Cain and countless other allergic Americans, it’s a matter of life and death.
Health
April 1, 1997
Blowin’ in the Wind
Itchy eyes, sore throat, runny nose: It must be allergy season. But what causes allergies? How do you pick a doctor? And what’s the best treatment? An in-depth look at an affliction that’s nothing to sneeze at.
Health
March 1, 1997
Making Headway
At the Texas Woman’s University Aphasia Center in Dallas, a promising new treatment is helping stroke victims learn to read, write, and speak again.
Health
January 1, 1997
So Much to Learn, So Little Time
Today students at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas are expected to master more hard-core science than ever before. Yet after graduation, they’ll have to keep studying, and be counselors and business experts too. A hard look at the way we teach our doctors—and why it has had to change.
True Crime
November 1, 1996
Thrill Killers
Now that the crack epidemic has leveled off and gang violence is down, urban Texas is being terrorized by a new type of criminal: the superpredator. He murders without motive, feels no remorse, and worst of all, seldom gets caught.
True Crime
September 30, 1996
Death and the Matrons
What could drive a suburban housewife to murder? The bizarre cases of Rowlett’s Darlie Routier and Fairview’s Candy Montgomery hint at the answer, and it may be closer to home than we’d like to think.
Health
July 31, 1996
Spin Control
Vertigo isn’t just the stuff of Hitchcock thrillers—it’s a debilitating disease, as Dallas radio talk show host Kevin McCarthy found out the hard way.
Health
March 1, 1996
Pale by Comparison
“Michael Jackson’s disease” sounds like a punch line, but the pigment-robbing skin disorder is no joke. Just ask Dallas County commissioner John Wiley Price.
Health
January 1, 1996
Smooth Operator
You might say Tarek Souryal is the most important Dallas Maverick: He doesn’t score or rebound, but he reconstructs million-dollar ankles and knees, and that makes him a real team player.
Health
November 1, 1995
The Real Medical Crisis
For reformers of the nations health-care system, ground zero may be Dallas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital, where the crush of uninsured patients with non-urgent complaints is affecting everyone’s care.
Health
July 31, 1995
A Perfect Mess
Can a suburban Dallas house-wife who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder ever overcome her fears? She doubts it.
Health
February 1, 1995
Hunger Pains
Without constant care, victims of an obscure genetic disorder would eat themselves to death.
Health
December 1, 1994
Night Trippers
When Dallas sleep doctors cured Tommy Atkins’ snoring probelm, they probably saved his life.
Health
August 31, 1994
Chemical Warfare
When diesel fumes, power lines, and even his wedding ring made a Dallas man faint, he knew he had a big problem.
Health
May 31, 1994
Nerve Center
A Dallas clinic offers hope to pain patients, treating chronic suffering not as a symptom but as a disease itself.
Health
December 1, 1993
Germ Warfare
With an early flu season and the emergence of deadly diseases this summer, our good health is under siege.
Health
August 31, 1993
Altered State
A year after a grand mal seizure left me convulsing on the floor, I’m still finding my way back into everyday life.
Sports
March 1, 1989
The Boys of Spring
You probably think that the main reason to go to the Texas Rangers’ Florida training camp is to watch baseball. You’re probably wrong.
News & Politics
November 1, 1988
The War Zone
When crack comes to a neighborhood, it infiltrates, it corrupts, and it destroys—and there is nothing the cops can do about it.
Lifestyle
April 1, 1988
Best Enemies
Dallas lawyers Arlen Bynum and John Collins are personal friends and profession foes. They get a kick out of both roles.
Family
February 1, 1988
Habits of the Heart
Time-honored Texas rituals.
Community
February 1, 1988
Habits of the Heart
Time-honored Texas rituals by Paul Burka,
Being Texan
April 30, 1987
Coots: A Field Guide
A crusty, cranky, curmudgeonly species of bird is proliferating within our borders. And maybe that’s good.
Downtown
August 31, 1986
Downtown
Bail bonding is one Texas business that’s recession proof.
Downtown
July 31, 1986
Downtown
Dallas cracks the whip on weeds and litter.
Downtown
June 30, 1986
Downtown
The cure for San Antonio’s inner-city malaise may be worse than the disease.
Downtown
May 31, 1986
Downtown
Buckle up for your own safety—and save $35.
Downtown
April 30, 1986
Downtown
The Dallas movie board is antiquated and eccentric, like a wacky uncle.
Downtown
April 1, 1986
Downtown
The DA in El Paso may do a lot of things, but there’s one thing he doesn’t do—plea-bargain.
Downtown
March 1, 1986
Downtown
Look into the Houston sky—those helicopters are full of commuters who are having fun.
Downtown
February 1, 1986
Downtown
The Dallas Citizens Council has a new look, but it’s singing the same old tune.
Downtown
December 1, 1985
Downtown
A dog’s best friend?
Downtown
November 1, 1985
Downtown
You have to wonder if guys like San Antonio’s C. A. Stubbs aren’t the future of urban politics.
Sports
September 30, 1985
Texas Primer: The Wishbone Offense
Darrell Royal’s supremely simple invention took Texas teams to the top and kept them there.
Downtown
September 30, 1985
Downtown
The maddest crowd in town? The incensed citizens at the Dallas Auto Pound who have to shell out for the privilege of reclaiming their towed vehicles.
Reporter
August 31, 1985
Texas Monthly Reporter
A question of honor in San Antonio; Christian harmony in Dallas; a wage dispute in Houston.
Downtown
August 31, 1985
Downtown
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a developer with a million-dollar idea or a homeowner with a yen to remodel. You can’t bend any rule at all without approval from the Board of Adjustment.
Downtown
July 31, 1985
Downtown
Houston police chief Lee Brown is doing things right; crime is down, public approval is up.
Downtown
June 30, 1985
Downtown
Street barricading in Dallas.
True Crime
June 1, 1985
The Desperate Search for Christi Meeks
When five-year-old Christi Meeks disappeared and the police couldn’t find her, her father turned to Bill Dear, one of the most controversial private detectives in Texas.
Crime
December 1, 1984
Peddling Paranoia
Selling crime self-help devices has become a booming business. But do any of these gadgets really make us safer?