Style & Design
June 30, 1974
Off, Off Damned Coat
Since our wearables often become unbearable, here’s a bold alternative.
Cover Story
News & Politics
May 31, 1974
Deadline in Dallas
One Dallas paper clings tightly to tradition while the other, with a new editor, looks for something to cling to of its own.
Business
April 30, 1974
How First National Passed Republic
The biggest Texas banks are up to their same old game—getting bigger.
Politics & Policy
March 31, 1974
Bob and George Go to Washington or The Post-Watergate Scramble
The GOP and Democratic chairmen are both from Texas. Right there the similarity ends, or begins, no, ends.
News & Politics
February 28, 1974
The Big House Goes Coed
The Federal prison in Fort Worth is unique in more ways than one.
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.
Health
January 1, 1974
Living Off the Fat of the Land
Shaping up and shelling out at Texas Health Spas.
Sports
November 1, 1973
Tom Landry: Melting the Plastic Man
Behind the mask is a man of God, a man devoted to the all-American goal of winning the all-American game as few have done before him.
Texas History
September 30, 1973
Closing Down La Grange
An Aggie views the closing of the Chicken Ranch. George Washington didn’t sleep there, but many famous and unfamous Texans did.
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.
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.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1973
Indulge Yourself This Summer
Indulgences include skydiving, puppet shows, hikes, massages, float trips, entertainment for kids, and blizzards. Blizzards?
Health
April 30, 1973
Marcus Welby is an Establishment Quack!
The New Doctors refuse to take old medicine.
Arts & Entertainment
March 1, 1973
Salvation Worries? Prostate Trouble?
Across-the-border radio stations milk the boondocks.
Sports
February 1, 1973
Tuning in Dandy Don
Don Meredith brings football and TV into focus.