January 2014 Issue

Features

He Ain’t Going Nowhere
How did Guy Clark become the most revered songwriter in Nashville? One hard-won tune at a time.

The Soul of a Pitmaster
For more than a quarter century, Roy Perez has been tending the fires at Kreuz Market and posing for photos with barbecue aficionados. It’s given him a lot of time to think.

(Another) Shocking Dewhurst Phone Call!
In August a recording surfaced of the lieutenant governor asking the Allen Police Department to help spring a recently arrested relative from jail. As one unsuspecting pizza salesman also learned this year, it wasn't the only time the lite guv not so deftly attempted to throw his weight around.

So How Bad Was 2013 for the Astros and Texans?
Fans thought the Astros and Texans were among the worst teams in professional sports last year, but stunning new revelations show just how bad they really were.
Reporter

A Season in Hell
You know, when you’re surveying the struggles of Longhorn nation from Joe Jamail’s skybox, things don’t look so bad.

Stuck in the Middle
Harry Reid to the left of him. The tea party to the right. Senator John Cornyn on the challenges of running a “big tent” GOP in a time of fierce partisanship.
The Checklist
What to see, hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.


The Year of the Statewide Latina
Miriam Martinez, Linda Vega, and Leticia Van de Putte take to the ticket.


Hot Babe-on-Brachiosaurus Action!
A few of our favorite reviews of the "dinosaur erotica" a couple of A&M grads are writing.

Cutting Classes
How budget cuts are affecting the number of open teaching positions in our public schools.

Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
Columns

Raze the Roof
Houston put a man on the moon and performed the first artificial heart transplant. So why can’t it save the Eighth Wonder of the World?

Unlucky Penney
Over the past few years, J. C. Penney, the venerable department store and the largest retailer based in Texas, has very nearly collapsed. What happened?


The Texanist: Should I Let My Teenaged Son Go on a Coed Camping Trip?
Our estimable advice columnist on when teenagers should be allowed to go on unchaperoned coed camping trips, whether Coloradans hate Texans, and more.

Sweethearts of the Radio
How the Eli Young Band cracked the code of the country music business and became one of Texas’s most successful exports.
Touts

A Room With a Brew
Even if you’re not staying the night, these five watering holes are worth a visit.

Grand Central
With an intriguing menu and a chic space, Dallas’s CBD Provisions transcends the merely trendy.


