Music
January 20, 2013
Kinky Friedman’s First Roundup
Wring your hands, cut your wrists, do anything, but just listen to how Kinky can sing.
14 Articles
Best and Worst Legislators
June 30, 1987
1987: The Best and the Worst Legislators
We just rate them. You voted for them.
Business
March 1, 1984
“I Beat Ben Barnes and John Connally in a Fair Fight”
When Bames-Connally Investments announced plans to build apartments in a South Austin neighborhood, the residents banded together to try to stop them. They won the battle but lost the war.
Best and Worst Legislators
June 30, 1983
1983: The Ten Best and The Ten Worst Legislators
We just rate them. You voted for them.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 1982
Little Oil
Big Oil no longer holds political sway in Washington, and wildcatters are celebrating a new Texas independents’ day.
Best and Worst Legislators
June 30, 1981
1981: The Ten Best and The Ten Worst Legislators
Nineteen people you voted for and one you didn't.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1979
The New Apartment Slums
Behind the gleaming facades of many new apartment villages are the crumbling walls of next year’s urban blight.
Cityview
September 30, 1979
City Transit Gloria
Hymns and admonitions for the best and worse bus services in Texas.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1979
Night Moves
For legislators in Austin, home is where the bar is.
Health
November 1, 1978
Old Folks at Home
We will all grow old; but, as Maurice Chevalier says, “That’s not so bad when you consider the alternative.”
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1978
The Enemy Within
Remember the great campaign against drugs? Dueling enforcement agencies have turned it into a civil war.
Health
April 1, 1978
The Agony and the Allergy
You don’t have to move to Arizona to cure your allergies, but you may have to get rid of your cat.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1978
Corpus Delicti
Corpus Christi is the victim - what is the crime?
True Crime
April 1, 1977
All Roads Lead From Roma
What’s good for marijuana is good for Starr County.