Food & Drink
April 30, 1976
My Favorite Hamburger
George Bush has a secret; Marvin Zindler likes it raw.
Features
Food & Drink
April 30, 1976
The Hamburger
Hint: It’s not two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun.
Sports
April 30, 1976
Learning the Ropes
Wrestling isn’t fixed; it was never broken.
Sports
April 1, 1976
The Horseman and His Apocalypse
People bring their gangly quarter horse colts to Bubba Werner to transform into winners. Now and again, he does.
Energy
April 1, 1976
Did You Hear The One About The Farmer’s Daughter?
A strip-mining company made her an offer she couldn’t refuse.
Style & Design
April 1, 1976
The Highland Park Woman
Splendor in the suburbs.
Style & Design
April 1, 1976
Stationery
The proof of your imagination is in the paper.
Books
April 1, 1976
The Last Kid on the Block
Elmer Wayne Henley is neither safe nor sorry.
Sports
March 1, 1976
The Ultimate Game
Not all the action was on the field at Super Bowl X.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1976
The Man Who Saw Too Much
Hugh Aynesworth can’t escape what he witnessed in 1963.
Libations
March 1, 1976
The Beer Joint
A long overdue homage to a cornerstone of Texas culture.
Libations
March 1, 1976
Muscling In On Texas Beer
How Coors is setting out to conquer Texas.
Books
February 1, 1976
The Dream House of H. Allen Smith
When a noted American humorist retired to Alpine, the joke was on him.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1976
A Homesick Texan’s Guide to New York
The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down and there are little bits of Texas all over the place.
News & Politics
February 1, 1976
Planet X! We’re Waiting for You!
That’s the message Ray Stanford sends nightly into outer space; so far no one has answered.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1976
Remembering LBJ
Lyndon Johnson left an indelible impression on people—and a few black and blue marks, too.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1976
Bringing Up Lyndon
First the boy made the man—then the man re-made the boy.
Texas History
January 1, 1976
Historical Markers You Will Never See
Sometimes the history books leave out the best part.
True Crime
January 1, 1976
Is Jay J. Armes For Real?
A real-life detective caper, complete with surprise ending.
Sports
January 1, 1976
That’s Me On That Horse, Terrified.
A tale of chukkers, stable snakes, Andy Warhol, and the booming sport of polo.
Sports
December 1, 1975
The Best Sportswriter in Texas
Hint: his initials are B.S.
Feature
December 1, 1975
Star Struck
Star light, star bright, will the computer work tonight?
Food & Drink
December 1, 1975
What Ever Happened to Fresh Cream?
In which our author goes sour on new-fangled cream.
Style & Design
December 1, 1975
The White Shoe
Sole food for Middle America.
Critters
December 1, 1975
A Bad Day for Dolphins
Can Bubbles find happiness in a 30-foot tank?
Being Texan
November 1, 1975
God’s Country
Abilene, Abilene, strangest town I’ve ever seen.
Feature
November 1, 1975
Heroes for Post-Watergate America
A retired Marine Corps general takes on the University of Texas System.
Feature
November 1, 1975
The Strange Case of the Missing Parks
Why Texans don‘t get the parks they pay for.
Food & Drink
November 1, 1975
World! Here Is Your Oyster!
Close your eyes and pretend it‘s roast beef.
Style & Design
November 1, 1975
Is Your Life Dull? Is Your Environment Boring?
Four interior designers tell what they can do within four walls.
Feature
November 1, 1975
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Death
The friendly folks at the morgue speak a body language all their own.
Texas History
September 30, 1975
Bury My Heart at the Souvenir Shop
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is a braves’ new world.
Critters
September 30, 1975
Man Bites Dog
How the Dallas SPCA got itself indicted for cruelty to animals, and other shaggy dog stories.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 1975
European Passage
Will there always be a Europe?
Music
September 30, 1975
The World‘s Best Basic Record Collection
Building a classical, rock, country, and jazz library on a budget.
Art
September 30, 1975
Is Texas A New Mecca For Artists?
The word is out among young artists that our state is a good place to work.
Travel & Outdoors
September 1, 1975
Mexico on Five Words a Day
The best places to study Spanish in Mexico.
Feature
August 31, 1975
Our Favorite Restaurant
From the Mexico Package (September 1975).
Feature
August 31, 1975
Our Favorite Hotel
From the Mexico Package (September 1975).
Feature
August 31, 1975
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Acapulco and Cancún . . .
Presenting Mexico’s newest built-from-scratch beach resort.
Feature
August 31, 1975
The Heartbreak of Turista
Good News for Christian Scientists; bad news for everybody else.
Feature
August 31, 1975
Viva La Tequila!
The best ways to drink Mexico’s best liquor.
Libations
August 31, 1975
The Truth about Tequila
From machismo to counterculture in one decade.
Travel & Outdoors
August 31, 1975
Mexico: An Introduction
Four hundred and fifty years ago Texas was claimed for Spain by an adventurer who was washed ashore, naked and starving, on the beach at Galveston. Cabeza de Vaca was promptly made a slave by the vile, cannibalistic, and otherwise inhospitable Karankawa Indians. For the next 300 years (more than
History
August 31, 1975
The Alamo? Sure. Two Blocks, Turn Right, and It’s Right Across From the Five and Ten.
You remember, don’t you? That's the place John Wayne died.
Feature
August 31, 1975
Welcome To Boys Town
From the Mexico Package (September 1975).
Border & Immigration
August 31, 1975
Wetback
What makes them swim the Rio Grande?
Feature
August 31, 1975
Zapata’s Children
Will the Mexican Revolution ever end?
Feature
August 31, 1975
Mexico City Is the Most Uninhabitable City in the World.
From the Mexico Package (September 1975).
Feature
August 31, 1975
Mexico City Is the Most Exciting City in the Western Hemisphere.
From the Mexico Package (September 1975).