November 2014
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Features
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Read State
My list of the best Texas books ever written.
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Against the Canon
What are the best Texas books ever written? Here’s my list—now let the sparks fly.
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They Spoke Volumes
We asked writers around the state a series of bookish questions. Here are a few of their answers.
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The Creation of Baylor
Never has the Waco university been so big, so rich, so athletically powerful, or so committed to becoming the country’s first elite Protestant university. What does its ambition mean for its identity?
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Harvester Good
For the past 26 years, the Pampa High Fighting Harvesters have counted on their equipment manager not only to fold their uniforms but also to keep their spirits high. Because in Pampa, there is no Friday night without Trent Loter.
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A Shooting on Spring Grove Avenue
Olivia Lord told Dallas police officers that her boyfriend put a gun to his head after a drunken argument. Detective Dwayne Thompson couldn’t see how the evidence—or motive—made any sense. How did Michael Burnside die on May 9, 2010?
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Bottle Rocket
Lone Star was just a brew for dads and cowboys, until Jerry Retzloff helped turn it into the coolest beer in the country.
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Columns
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Small in the Saddle
Larry McMurtry, Bill Wittliff, and Jeff Guinn turn to familiar turf—the Old West—to challenge old-school readers.
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The Guilty and the Innocent
Pamela Colloff on holding prosecutors accountable.
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Wild in the Streets
The year we gave thanks—at least at first—for the turkeys in our town.
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On the Road Again
I thought being a landman in the Eagle Ford Shale would help replenish my bank account. I quickly got more than I bargained for.
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Reel Life
Watch any footage from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, and you’ll find yourself mesmerized by the unfreezing of time.
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The Texanist
Our estimable advice columnist on poultry politesse, I-35 road rage, and a bedeviling place name.
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Reporter
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Get Bucky
How the merger of two South Texas universities has stirred some complicated feelings about a fuzzy bronco.
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Changing the Channel
The Houston Ship Channel turns one hundred.
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Anna Todd, Revealed!
The perils of writing steamy fan fiction.
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We Love That Dirty Water
No rain, more gain for Wichita Falls water haulers.
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Number Nine’s Revolution
Mike Modano on being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame—and embracing golf.
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Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
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Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“At Bonham, recently, Miss Jessie Bryant, while sleeping, was robbed of her beautiful golden tresses by some unknown party. Six years ago the little lady met with the same misfortune.” —Shiner Gazette, November 1, 1894
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Five Reasons Why Texas Won’t Turn Blue This Year (or Anytime Soon)
Why Texas stays red.
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It’s the New Three R’s: Readin’, Ritin’, and Riot Control
Advocacy groups revealed that at least ten Texas school districts received surplus material from the U.S. Department of Defense, including armored vehicles, tactical vests, assault rifles, and several thousand rounds of ammunition.
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The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
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Touts
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License to Chill
Bag that buck—or quail, or oryx—and then put your feet up at one of these luxury hunting lodges.
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Linda Perez Ceramics
The earthy wonders of clay.
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Peace Out
Despite its name, Pax Americana is not exactly a tranquil space. But after one taste of chef Adam Dorris’s menu, who could stay calm?
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Fried Pies
Hot, flaky pockets of goodness.
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The Silvertone
From Midnight Rambler, in Dallas
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Miscellany
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Nothing But Net
Andrea Valdez and the making of our digital identity.
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Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the October 2014 issue.
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