Books
June 30, 1992
The Invisible Man
El Paso author Cormac McCarthy has always shunned fame, but his latest novel may finally force him into the spotlight.
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Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
Holy Trinity
Three Spanish missions are El Paso’s own heaven on earth.
News & Politics
November 1, 1991
Water Rites
Trans-Pecos ranchers grapple with El Paso over the West’s most valuable resource.
News & Politics
February 1, 1991
“I’m Not a Bad Girl. I Just Do Bad Things”
Kristin Bauman, the 21-year-old with a $1.2 million trust fund, learned early on that notoriety is far more seductive than propriety.
News & Politics
May 1, 1990
The Way Out
A modest Catholic boys’ school in El Paso could teach public schools a lesson or two about how to provide a solid education on a limited budget and send 98 percent of their students off to college.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1988
Just Add Water
The issues in El Paso’s colonias are watery and grave.
Border & Immigration
February 1, 1987
The Prophets
The border’s self-appointed problem solvers promise new industry, more jobs, and better schools. So why won’t anyone listen to them?
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1986
Hate Thy Neighbor
A look at Houston’s Meyerland, Dallas’ Munger Place, El Paso’s Sunset Heights, and Austin’s Hyde Park shows that few fights get the blood boiling like a good fight with a neighbor.
Border & Immigration
December 1, 1983
Pancho Villa’s Last Gasp
In death as in life, the Mexican revolutionary is still causing trouble. This time the border skirmish is over his death mask.
Art
May 1, 1983
Larger Than Life
Tom Lea, the grand old man of Texas painting, grew up among giants. No wonder he always used a big canvas.
True Crime
December 1, 1981
The Black Striker Gets Hit
The life—promising beginning, overripe middle, bloody end—of Lee Chagra, the biggest drug lawyer in El Paso.
Tacos
July 1, 1981
I Remember Masa
The last word on tortillas: how to make them, when to eat them, and why they should be in every artist’s studio.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1981
Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso
What to eat, how to shop, and where to boogie in the most enchanting corner of Texas.
Border & Immigration
July 31, 1977
The Cactus Curtain
The word going across the border is: Uncle Sam doesn’t want you.
True Crime
January 1, 1976
Is Jay J. Armes For Real?
A real-life detective caper, complete with surprise ending.