November 2014

Oct 17, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and John Phillip Santos

My list of the best Texas books ever written.

Oct 20, 2014 — By John Phillip Santos

What are the best Texas books ever written? Here’s my list—now let the sparks fly.

Oct 20, 2014 — By annette waller

We asked writers around the state a series of bookish questions. Here are a few of their answers.

Oct 21, 2014 — By Tom Bartlett

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?

Oct 21, 2014 — By Bryan Mealer

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.

Oct 21, 2014 — By Skip Hollandsworth

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?

Oct 21, 2014 — By John Spong

Lone Star was just a brew for dads and cowboys, until Jerry Retzloff helped turn it into the coolest beer in the country.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Jordan Breal

Bag that buck—or quail, or oryx—and then put your feet up at one of these luxury hunting lodges.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Lauren Smith Ford

The earthy wonders of clay.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Patricia Sharpe

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?

Oct 13, 2014 — By Courtney Bond

Hot, flaky pockets of goodness.

Oct 21, 2014 — By David Alan

From Midnight Rambler, in Dallas

Oct 13, 2014 — By Michael Ennis

Larry McMurtry, Bill Wittliff, and Jeff Guinn turn to familiar turf—the Old West—to challenge old-school readers.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Pamela Colloff

Pamela Colloff on holding prosecutors accountable.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Sterry Butcher

The year we gave thanks—at least at first—for the turkeys in our town.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Donley Watt

I thought being a landman in the Eagle Ford Shale would help replenish my bank account. I quickly got more than I bargained for.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Stephen Harrigan

Watch any footage from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, and you’ll find yourself mesmerized by the unfreezing of time.

Oct 13, 2014 — By David Courtney

Our estimable advice columnist on poultry politesse, I-35 road rage, and a bedeviling place name.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Brian D. Sweany

Andrea Valdez and the making of our digital identity.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Texas Monthly

Readers respond to the October 2014 issue.

Oct 13, 2014 — By Dan Solomon

How the merger of two South Texas universities has stirred some complicated feelings about a fuzzy bronco.

Oct 15, 2014 — By John Nova Lomax

The Houston Ship Channel turns one hundred.

Oct 15, 2014 — By Jeff Salamon

The perils of writing steamy fan fiction.

Oct 15, 2014 — By Brantley Hargrove

No rain, more gain for Wichita Falls water haulers.

Oct 15, 2014 — By Jason Cohen

Mike Modano on being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame—and embracing golf.

Oct 15, 2014 — By Jeff Winkler

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

Oct 15, 2014 — By Julia Suits

“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  …

Oct 15, 2014 — By Jay Carr and Jeff Salamon

Why Texas stays red.

Oct 15, 2014 — By Rich Malley

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.

Oct 22, 2014 — By Jeff Salamon

What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.