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Who’s Minding the Gore?

Blood-and-guts movies take a back seat to a film about a pushy kid on the way up.

The Strange Power of Fred Carrasco

He left a police department, a mayor, and fifty bodies in his wake.

Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic

What is it like to miss the sexual revolution (and some others) by a mere handful of years?

The Texas Monthly Guide to Private Schools, Part II

Should your child go to a private school; if so, which one?

The Man Who Invented the Margarita

The inventor’s wife is named Margarita, but the drink was not named for a woman.

The Sweet Smile of Success

In some cases beauty is not even skin deep.

How Green is My Alley

Eating along the San Antonio River Walk is delightful or disappointing; here’s how to opt for delight.

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Tea for Texas

The ins and outs of drinking tea in Texas.

Visit Beautiful Austin (Quick)

Austin is trading old houses for new offices. The City Council calls it progress.

Behind the Lines

Touts

Biscuits, beer, and comic books.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

The Politics of Outsiders

The Raza Unida party still isn‘t sure whether it wants to hurt the Democrats or help itself.

Pilgrims at Turtle Creek

The Dallas Theater Center sets sail for distant and perhaps dangerous shores.

Diversify and Conquer

The oil companies are hedging their bets in the energy crisis by buying other firms.

Coming of Age in the Locker Room

What football does to its people.

The Texas Monthly Guide to Private Schools, Part I

Two questions are crucial: should your child go to private school; and if so, which one.

The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference

When was the last time you went to an SMU-Baylor game?

Roux the Day

Crawfish pie is not the only Cajun dish worth sampling.

Contest

Poems to celebrate the new season.

Behind the Lines

Steel Walls Do Not an Art Museum Make

The Houston Contemporary Arts Museum has an acute case of schizophrenia.

Touts

Some recommendations on what to do, see, and buy this month.

The Sport of Rough Gentlemen

Football evolved from rugby, which may show that evolution doesn’t always mean progress.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

Waltzing Methuselah

Alternatives to raging against the dying of the light.

Why I Like to Ride the Train

Enthusiastic railway passengers maintain that fast is not necessarily the same as best.

Waiting for the Train

While you’re waiting at the depot, Amtrak bickers with Washington, railway moguls, and itself.

Pappy’s Girls

Separating the dancer from the dance in the world of strip tease.

King of the Hobbyists

What kind of man would establish a museum which exhibits a bottle of dust from the wings of model airplanes and 250,000 three cent stamps?

So You Want to Be a Redneck

Owning a pickup is not, in itself, enough.

Redneck!

Being a Redneck is a lot of things, but it ain’t fun and it ain’t easy.

Dallas’s Restaurants

Our reviewer is well pleased but not ecstatic with three famous establishments.

Contest

Trains did have exotic names. Here’s your chance to invent your own.

Tykes Bearing Gifts

Throwing a birthday party for young children is really a very simple, enjoyable thing—to watch.

Behind the Lines

Among the Ruins

Across Yucatan on pennies a day. An intrepid traveler reports.

Touts

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

The Peter Out Principle

The Texas GOP cranks down for November elections.

Marginal Utilities

Utilities companies’ long range plans didn’t include a fuel shortage. Now they have shortages of a different kind to worry about.

When All the Laughter Turned to Sap

All these movies have something missing; it didn’t take Sam Spade to find it.

Off, Off Damned Coat

Since our wearables often become unbearable, here’­s a bold alternative.

Forgotten Places

Four seldom visited areas of Texas prove to be proudly beautiful and almost inaccessible.

James Helwig is the Heavyweight Champion of Texas

Boxing is the real school of hard knocks. James Helwig, the Texas Heavyweight Champion, hopes he’ll be able to graduate in time.

Six West

Staying alive day by day . . . by day.