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What Ever Happened to Fresh Cream?

In which our author goes sour on new-fangled cream.

The Great Airline War

Will Texas International Airlines's “whiz kids” fizzle?! Will sexy Southwest conquer all?! Will Braniff lose its routes?!

The White Shoe

Sole food for Middle America.

The White Shoe

Sole food for Middle America.

A Bad Day for Dolphins

Can Bubbles find happiness in a 30-foot tank?

A Taste of Money

Are Texas‘ most expensive restaurants worth it?

Contest

The game of the name.

Behind the Lines

Oh, What a Lovely War Book

World War II the way it really was.

God’s Country

Abilene, Abilene, strangest town I’ve ever seen.

Touts

Ornamentality.

Roar of the Crowd

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The Soundness of Music

How to get cultured and stay in shape at the same time.

The Runaround

The people of No Man‘s Land are wondering whether government really works.

Blue Chic

How Fort Worth‘s gentry learned to love the blues.

Holiday Fare

Introducing our new film critic, who finds this month‘s menu both hot and cold.

Heroes for Post-Watergate America

A retired Marine Corps general takes on the University of Texas System.

The Strange Case of the Missing Parks

Why Texans don‘t get the parks they pay for.

World! Here Is Your Oyster!

Close your eyes and pretend it‘s roast beef.

Who Was Jack Ruby?

If you thought you knew, you were probably wrong.

Is Your Life Dull? Is Your Environment Boring?

Four interior designers tell what they can do within four walls.

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Death

The friendly folks at the morgue speak a body language all their own.

Goosed!

Don‘t be a turkey this Thanksgiving. Try a different bird.

Contest

Labelous.

Every Good Boy Does Fine

Kids should learn early that music is the staff of life.

Behind the Lines

Moving On

Larry McMurtry brings his Texas odyssey to an end.

The Taxman Cometh

The IRS is waging a secret war against big art donors.

Touts

T-shirts and T-bones.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

Big Mamas

Two women—one a conservative Republican, the other a liberal Democrat—are the best politicians in Houston.

Opsie Daisy

On Wall Street, as in football, the option play isnít the big gainer it used to be.

Bury My Heart at the Souvenir Shop

The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is a braves’ new world.

Man Bites Dog

How the Dallas SPCA got itself indicted for cruelty to animals, and other shaggy dog stories.

European Passage

Will there always be a Europe?

The World‘s Best Basic Record Collection

Building a classical, rock, country, and jazz library on a budget.

Is Texas A New Mecca For Artists?

The word is out among young artists that our state is a good place to work.

In Search of the Modern Cowboy

In today‘s tame, tame West, the cowboy seldom rides a horse and never carries a gun, but the cattle business is bigger than ever.

Eat Your Heart Out

The perfect European restaurant and some that come close.

Contest

Gridirony.

Book Joints

The irresistible lure of used paperbacks.

Of Mouse and Men

Advocates of new public art symbols for Houston have uncovered a rat.

Behind the Lines

A Sporting Chance

Can college athletics survive? Can short stories?

Mexico on Five Words a Day

The best places to study Spanish in Mexico.

Touts

To sleep, perchance to scheme.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter