Business
March 31, 1974
Ambush on Wall Street
Did the clean-cut knight get trapped by the Wall Street dragon? And did he, after all, have himself to blame?
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Food & Drink
March 31, 1974
Out to Lunch
We visit restaurants in Houston where lunches are the specialty.
Health
March 31, 1974
And Father Makes Three
Daddies can’t have babies, but they can sure help their wives. This is a guide to where and how.
Behind the Lines
March 31, 1974
Behind the Lines
We Texans have always seemed to drive more, and farther, and for perhaps stranger reasons, than just about anyone else. Young people in the bleak and monotonous landscapes of West and North Texas grew up accustomed to endless, aimless rides around the countryside and to regular trips into the
Art
February 28, 1974
Touts
DEGAS IN DALLASBetter known for his paintings, the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas saw only one of his seventy-three sculptures exhibited in his own lifetime. Admirers of his work today are more fortunate. Seventy pieces, on loan for the first time from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, are currently
News & Politics
February 28, 1974
Texas Monthly Reporter
SCARIEST MOVIE EVER?Austin movie makers Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel have made what they hope is the classic horror thriller. Truly terrifying movies are rare indeed. The trick is not merely to shock by using music, gore, or weird beings, but to create an atmosphere of fear, a much harder
Arts & Entertainment
February 28, 1974
Up Against the Barre
After an aggressive ad campaign, attendance was up at the Houston Ballet; the performances were also up... and down.
Parks & Recs
February 28, 1974
Why Don’t We Do It In The Park?
This answers every question about getting married outdoors buy why.
Business
February 28, 1974
The Last of the Red Hot Deals
In the past people have made a pretty penny from initial offerings. No more.
Film & TV
February 28, 1974
Devil Without a Cause
Lots of spooky movies this month as a new reviewer takes the wheel.
Film & TV
February 28, 1974
Leavin’ McMurtry
Leaving Cheyenne, which may be Larry McMurtry’s best novel, is made into a miserable movie. This is how it happened.
Politics & Policy
February 28, 1974
Abortion in Texas
One year after the Supreme Court decision we survey how hospitals and private citizens are responding to legalized abortion.
Sports
February 28, 1974
Rodeo Madness
A rodeo is an anachronism, like javelin throwing: but its bumps, bruises, and brawls are real.
News & Politics
February 28, 1974
The Big House Goes Coed
The Federal prison in Fort Worth is unique in more ways than one.
Food & Drink
February 28, 1974
Vonderful Vonderful
You know about Tex-Mex cooking, but what about German-Tex? Its beauty lies in the stomach of the engulfer.
Books
February 28, 1974
Chariots in the Bedroom
Our reviewer, whose capacity for punishment is apparently boundless, reports on ten best-selling paperback books.
The Stand Up Desk
February 28, 1974
Behind the Lines
Writing about Larry L. King is a difficult task that leaves me feeling like some sweating country jeweler stooped over a fine stone trying to fashion an appropriate setting out of tin. Some good writers have craft; others have soul and spirit. Larry has what great writers have: he has
Travel & Outdoors
January 31, 1974
San Francisco: An Offbeat Guide
Try something different next time you head West.
Food
January 31, 1974
Touts
Everybody, Sing! If you always wanted to sing with an orchestra but no conductor ever asked you, plan to be at “The Sing,” Houston’s bright new community sing-along.“The Sing” is for anyone who wants to sing the world’s great choral favorites (yes, of course, the Hallelujah Chorus is included). No less
Health
January 31, 1974
Environmentalist, Heal Thyself
As long as you're cleaning up the environment, start with your own body.
Business
January 31, 1974
Running Out of Gas
The energy crisis has caused a crisis of nerves for the Chicken Littles of Wall Street.
Film & TV
January 31, 1974
Of Nebbishes and Kings
Whether evading the law, loosening the bonds of marriage, or traveling to the future, escape is the watchword for this group of films.
Texas History
January 31, 1974
Going Home to Arlington
How do you find a folksy town of 7,500 people 20 years later in a sprawling city of 110,000?
Sports
January 31, 1974
Go You Wildcats, Go!
Even though Wheatley High's last teamful of stars got snapped up by eager colleges, winning is such a habit there that they just might keep on doing it.
Business
January 31, 1974
Sold American!
Selling a herd of prime cattle can be tricky business. And it takes professionals to do it right.
News & Politics
January 31, 1974
The Best Worst TV in Texas
Fires, murders, robberies, assaults, highway accidents: they happen every day in the city, and what happens every day is big news on San Antonio TV.
Bum Steers
January 31, 1974
Texas Monthly Annual Bum Steer Awards
We give appropriate recognition to all the people and events that have put us in the state we’re in.
Food & Drink
January 31, 1974
The Best Food In Austin
There are some restaurants in Austin that could coax wary gourmets out of their kitchens.
News & Politics
January 31, 1974
Getting Out
Securing the Perfect Babysitter isn't always possible, but there are some alternatives.
News & Politics
January 31, 1974
Briar Patch
WELL, I’LL BE A DIRTY BIRDThe two Kids Kounty stores in Houston (think of the confusion had they been named Cids County) are the result of an original merchandising idea of the Lachman Rose Company. The stores are large windowless boxes each containing about 34,000 square feet of floor space
Art
January 1, 1974
Touts
Modern Art In HoustonSince its establishment in Dallas 6 years ago, the Janie C. Lee Gallery has been known for showing the most celebrated of contemporary American artists. In mid-December, they opened a Houston branch that promises more of the same.The initial show is a group exhibition which includes most
Business
January 1, 1974
The Market Sheds a Tier
IBM and friends could soon be steping down from their pedestals.
Film & TV
January 1, 1974
Classics Illustrated
Neither fish nor fowl, filmed theater is a whole new art form.
Food & Drink
January 1, 1974
Cebollas and Champagne
Tex-Mex food is as indigenous to Texas as beefsteak. Here are some recipes which will water your eyes and wow your guests.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1974
Guide for Big-City Kids
Mothers and fathers in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston can explore an exciting concept with their children: the city as playground.
News & Politics
January 1, 1974
Briar Patch
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF LUNAR ROYALTYIT WASN’T EXACTLY ONE GIANT step for womankind, but from all reports this was one exploration NASA’s Director Christopher Columbus Kraft found not worth smiling about. Odds are that 1973’s Lunar Landing Festival Beauty Contest was not only the first such endeavor by NASA’s
The Stand Up Desk
January 1, 1974
Behind the Lines
INMATES OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT of Corrections have made 181 new desks for about $34 a desk. Rockford Furniture Associates of Austin has fashioned matching chairs for $180 a chair. A new electronic voting board has been installed for $33,500 ($200 more than the total cost for the chairs). These
News & Politics
January 1, 1974
I Am A Cop
A San Antonio patrolman tells what it is like on the job.
Style & Design
January 1, 1974
Temple of Cloth
The Apparel Mart in Dallas clothes Middle America. Their merchandise may not win many fashion awards, but it sells, and sells, and sells.
News & Politics
January 1, 1974
God Goes to the Astrodome
A fat 15-year-old inaugurated 1000 years of peace in Houston this fall. Don't look now, but the people you went to college with may be following him.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1974
We the People…
When we write a constitution for the first time in almost 100 years, everyone wants a piece of the pie. In spite of it all, the new draft turned out to be an improvement. Now it's the legislature's turn.
Health
January 1, 1974
Living Off the Fat of the Land
Shaping up and shelling out at Texas Health Spas.
Arts & Entertainment
December 1, 1973
Opera Goes Public
The path to haute culture in Texas is regularly trodden by opera buffs in four cities. Although no La Scalia or Bayreuth, the opera companies of Texas are offering some unique and innovative productions.
Business
December 1, 1973
The Gold Bugs
When inflation hits the international scene the gnomes of Zurich and the goldbugs start racing for the ingots. But how smart an investment is gold these days?
Film
December 1, 1973
Some Things Old, Some Things New
Turffaut does it again, Polanski leaves a lot to be desired, and Losey wins and loses at the same time.
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1973
Unsafe at Any Age
The toys your children play with might make them one of the 19,000 dead or 40,000 crippled by playthings this year.
Art
December 1, 1973
Touts
Future-Shocking ExhibitionHouston’s Contemporary Arts museum takes the prize again for the new and different in experimental art. Beginning sometime in mid-December (the opening date had not been selected at press time) the museum will present the combined efforts of the futuristic-oriented Ant Farm, NASA, and the Texas Medical Center, in
Sports
December 1, 1973
The Wizards of Odds
In Texas the bookies go where the action is and in Texas the action is with football.
Business
December 1, 1973
Airport!
Dallas and Fort Worth boosters may have pushed their cities into the 21st century when they opened the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport this September.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1973
Border Towns: What to Do and Where to Do It
Our travel guide, in search of the perfect taco, wanders along the 1248 mile border between Texas and Mexico. He wines, dines, and occasionally sightsees.