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.
Features
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.
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 Best Private Eye in Texas
High-speed chases, murder investigations, and window-peeping are all in a day’s work.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1973
Farewell to LBJ: A Hill Country Valediction
Some last words, reverent and irreverent, like Lyndon himself.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1973
Montrose Lives!
Wandering through the strangest neighborhood east of the Pecos.
News & Politics
April 1, 1973
The Second Battle for San Antonio
A look at both sides of the 13-year skirmish over the North Expressway.
Arts & Entertainment
April 1, 1973
Are You Running with Me Zeus?
Dionysus in 69 brings nude, bloody experimental theater to Houston.
Business
March 1, 1973
Should You Buy This Land?
We take a look inside and outside a major investment land company.
News & Politics
March 1, 1973
Don’t Touch That Dial!
Is anybody in Dallas watching?
News & Politics
March 1, 1973
So Long, Cosmic Cowboys
One giant step backward for the Moonmen.
News & Politics
February 1, 1973
Marvin Zindler, Consumer Lawman
Making the rounds with Texas’ most unlikely cop.
Sports
February 1, 1973
The Lonely Blues of Duane Thomas
Why the best runner in pro football ran right out of the game.
Style & Design
February 1, 1973
O What a Lovely War!!!
Sakowitz and Neiman's advance and retreat.
Feature
December 31, 1969
Blood Simple (1984)
Director: Joel and Ethan CoenPlot: Bar owner hires hit man to kill his wife and her lover. Double-crossing ensues.Excerpts from our roundtable discussion:BLOOM: I like Blood Simple too. But it’s very cinematic. It is based on images and ideas of Texas from film history and from popular-culture history more