Business
August 31, 1973
Body Business At Tokyo House
Sam Corey runs a chain of massage parlors. He says they're all on the up and up.
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Texas History
August 31, 1973
The Death of the Marlboro Man
Old Glory is a long way from Madison Avenue, and Bigun Bradley probably knew it.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1973
How the New Drug Law Was Made
In which Texas comes into the 20th century, barely.
Hunting & Fishing
August 31, 1973
Texas Monthly Hunting Guide
A veteran hunter and guide tells how it's done.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1973
Dr. Strangelove is Back!
Llano, Texas, is about to become the heart of our missile defense system.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1973
John Connally Between the Acts
There is a right way and a wrong way, whether eating grilled cheese or running for president.
Style & Design
July 31, 1973
Touts
The Real ThingWhile billows of smoke encircle the Holmes Road dump, the City of Houston atones somewhat for its ecological sins by its production of Hou-Actinite, a remarkable 100 per cent organic fertilizer which is recycled at the Northside Waste Water Control Facility from city waste water and raw sewage.
News & Politics
July 31, 1973
Briar Patch
THE SPACEMAN’S LAST GASPCRAIG RASPBERRY IS NINE YEARS OLD and strikingly reminiscent of Mr. Peabody’s pet boy Sherman on the old Bullwinkle show, down to an air of scientific detachment which seems to be a trait he shares with his fellow citizens of Aurora, Texas, of whom there are not
The Stand Up Desk
July 31, 1973
Behind the Lines
MANY OF THE ARTICLES IN this issue are, in one way or another, about crime. It seems we have opened Pandora’s box. Returning from lunch one day we found that the offices next to ours had been burglarized. The next afternoon we got a call from Al Reinert, who
Sports
July 31, 1973
Inside the World Series of Poker
Big-time poker players don't worry about luck; they don't need it.
True Crime
July 31, 1973
Crime: The Way It’s Done
Crime is a craft and has its secrets.
Texas History
July 31, 1973
The Last Romantic Outlaw
Tired of running, he let himself be caught; then he busted right out again.
True Crime
July 31, 1973
The Laredo–San Antonio Heroin Wars
At least 90 are already dead as drug lords fight for routes into Texas.
True Crime
July 31, 1973
The Best Private Eye in Texas
High-speed chases, murder investigations, and window-peeping are all in a day’s work.
Film & TV
July 31, 1973
What’s Up Documentary?
Fantasy finds it hard to compete with reality.
Sports
July 31, 1973
The Pinball Wizard
What to do with your quarters.
True Crime
July 31, 1973
Crime On The Streets
Don't look now Dow-Jones, but white collar crime is becoming a major growth industry.
Food & Drink
July 31, 1973
The Truth About Beans
Beans are. . .well, beans.
Business
June 30, 1973
The Big Thicket Tangle
Take 3 million acres, add politicians, lumber companies and Time, Inc., and what have you got? A very small park, or no park at all.
Best and Worst Legislators
June 30, 1973
1973: The Ten Best (and, Sigh, the Ten Worst) Legislators
Competition was fierce and the winners in both categories are outstanding.
News & Politics
June 30, 1973
Briar Patch
TUBAL LIBATIONSFORMALS WORN BRALESS. SMILES GOING the full count. ‘Hair done’ and flown in for the occasion. Rosalind Russell doing an inspired Bert Parks. What more could a mother of four or a young career girl or a grandma want? All of us females were glued to the TV to
Art
June 30, 1973
Touts
Fiddle-FaddleFiddler’s festival? A hillside field and a lake would be the perfect setting. But now they’ve covered it over with a shopping center and a parking lot.Seminary South isn’t country heaven, but it’s all right for a shopping center—it has lots of grass and flowers and trees and fountains. And
The Stand Up Desk
June 30, 1973
Behind the Lines
TWO MONTHS AGO IN OUR story “Sex and Politics” we took an affectionate, if irreverent, look at a side of our political traditions that is as old as politics itself, but which has rarely been discussed in public. This month we wrap up the latest session of the Texas Legislature
Texas History
June 30, 1973
Sam Houston, Warts and All
A good woman finally marries the wild frontier man and saves him from himself. Manifestly destiny.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1973
Inside The Lobby
These veterans of endless smoke-filled rooms and committee sessions do more to shape state government than most elected officials. They're not all bad, but they're not all good, either.
Books
June 30, 1973
Five Odd Books for Summer Reading
Turn off the T.V. and read a spell. These books are fun.
Film & TV
June 30, 1973
Variations on the Confidence Game
Ryan O'Neal, Adolph Hitler and Tom Sawyer have a lot in common. Trust us, you'll see.
Art
June 30, 1973
Letitia Goes to Town
Another Texan stuns the New York art and theater world.
Business
June 30, 1973
Amateur Hour
How to invest when the market gets wild.
Food & Drink
June 30, 1973
Pass the Chop Sticks, Por Favor
At last, two superb Chinese restaraunts in Texas.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1973
Take That, Baskin-Robbins!
The latest scoop on Dallas ice cream.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1973
Scene Change, Please
Try one of these extended weekend trips. You'll know you've left home.
Texas History
May 31, 1973
Touts
Cute Toot-TootAmtrak notwithstanding, countless unfulfilled railroad buffs still reside in Texas.For these unsatiated appetites, a genuine “little railroad that could” still makes daily runs in East Texas. The Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad was begun in 1927 as passenger service between the sawmill town of Camden and the railroad
Style & Design
May 31, 1973
San Antonio Shopping Guide
Where to find the best food, crafts, and arts in the Alamo City.
Business
May 31, 1973
Why a Condominium? Why Not?
Condominiums are springing up all over Texas. It’s a good concept, but you need to know what you're doing.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1973
Freeze a Little Today
How you gonna keep ’em away from your refrigerator after you’ve made your own?
Libations
May 31, 1973
The Best Texas Wine Stores
It's not easy these days to find a good wine selection at reasonable prices, but it can be done.
The Stand Up Desk
May 31, 1973
Behind The Lines
THIS ISSUE TELLS OUR READERS how to enjoy Texas in the summer. That we could so easily be urging Texans to enjoy summer is a testimony to how summers have changed. It wasn’t so long ago that a Texas summer was as inhospitable to normal human existence as a 40-inch
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1973
Briar Patch
THE SIN OF AUSTININ AUSTIN RECENTLY, DURING A public hearing on skinnydipping in Lake Travis, local resident Louis Steinbach testified to attentive city councilmen: “God has the power to destroy this city for its sin…and officials had better realize it.” We do not want to appear soft on sin, but
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1973
Indulge Yourself This Summer
Indulgences include skydiving, puppet shows, hikes, massages, float trips, entertainment for kids, and blizzards. Blizzards?
Sports
May 31, 1973
The World’s Fastest Automobile Race
In which nice guys finish last, if they finish at all.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1973
The Unholy Trinity Incident
Although the environmentalists won at the polls, the promoters of the nation's largest public works project may still turn the tide.
Film & TV
May 31, 1973
Film Fatale
Bright lights and movie madness in Big D.
News & Politics
April 30, 1973
Briar Patch
THE GETAWAY THAT DIDN’T LASTON A COOL EVENING IN late spring, Mark Jones and Francisco Perez entered Joseph’s Foodliner, a small market in northwest San Antonio specializing in homemade egg rolls (4 for a dollar) and fresh Chinese snow peas. Young, longhaired, bearded, they had apparently charted an ambitious career
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1973
Touts
Comic Relief The 1970’s have Peanuts, the 1860’s had Dickens’ latest novel, but in the 1920’s and ’30’s nothing could quite match the goings-on in Krazy Kat, George Herriman’s celebrated comic strip. Millions of inveterate fans (including President Woodrow Wilson) followed the daily adventures of the noble-minded, simple-minded Kat, his cynical,
Food & Drink
April 30, 1973
Shopping Without a Supermarket: Our Old Fashioned Guide
Unhitch yourself from the grocery cart and shop around.
Film & TV
April 30, 1973
The Movie Pushers
Why movies play where they do, when they do, and if they do.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1973
Sex and Politics
Right here in Austin and right up there in Washington, our men who stand for office have been messin' around.
Health
April 30, 1973
Marcus Welby is an Establishment Quack!
The New Doctors refuse to take old medicine.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1973
Farewell to LBJ: A Hill Country Valediction
Some last words, reverent and irreverent, like Lyndon himself.