About a year ago, it was reported that Randall Dale Adams had died, bringing to a close one of the more tragic stories in recent Texas history. A construction worker from Ohio, Adams (pictured here, in 1989) was convicted and sentenced to die in 1977 for the murder of Dallas
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Pamela Colloff, Jody Horton, and Drew Friedman.
What was so special about Mance Lipscomb’s dentures?
“There are some places where it wouldn’t matter if Pope Benedict XVI was winning the Tour. They would kill him. They would say he cheats, he steals, he has sex with little boys.”
If it’s something you’d just as soon not think about, chances are Pamela Colloff has written about it for TEXAS MONTHLY. Here is a partial list of the subjects she’s covered since coming to work at the magazine thirteen years ago: murder, arson, abortion, heroin addiction, hate crimes, illegal immigration,
The moment that members of the tejano band David Lee Garza y Los Musicales saw a poster by San Antonian John Dyer, they knew they had found the photographer for their next album. “We wanted more than just a face on a cover,” says bassist Richard Garza, “and his poster
Ed Gabel and Joe Zeff, Mimi Swartz, and Bill Minutaglio.
The cliché about any great tragedy is that it creates indelible markers in time and space: Had John F. Kennedy visited Dallas in 1963 without incident, few Americans would be able to recall much about where they were or what they were doing on November 22 of that year.
William Martin, Katy Vine, and Todd Hido
Dan Winters, Anthony Giardina, and Wyatt McSpadden.
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Before chronicling the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference for Texas Monthly, New York illustrator Steve Brodner had never been to Austin—but that actually worked to his advantage. “The idea was to capture the scene as someone who just happened upon it,” he says. “I wasn’t trying to get
Pamela Colloff, Barry Blitt, and Andy Anderson
Nate Blakeslee“This story was not driven by a bad personal experience. Well, I once had to use a motorized Roto-Rooter at my house, but that had nothing to do with it,” says senior editor Nate Blakeslee about “Everyone’s Poop”, his study of one of the great marvels of
Karen Olsson, Kenny Braun, and Edwin “Bud” Shrake.
Kinky Friedman, Andi Beierman, and Brent Humphreys.
Prudence Mackintosh, Mike McGregor and Jan Jarboe Russell.
Bruce McCorkindale, Patricia Busa McConnico, Marc Burckhardt
Pamela Colloff, Abraham Verghese, and O. Rufus Lovet
Salads, they do get weary, wearing that same shabby dressing. And when they get weary, Thai Spice says, try a little tenderloin.
“I didn’t want this tragedy to get lost among all the daily news stories,” says Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos, referring to the ill-fated attempt to smuggle at least 74 illegal immigrants into Texas two years ago. So, to bring attention to the incident as well as to larger immigration issues,
Although illustrator Steve Brodner did some preliminary research before leaving New York for the colonias of South Texas, he was thoroughly unprepared for what he encountered. “The books I had read were about ten years old, and they focused on the horrific living conditions in the colonias,” he says. “But
If anyone knows about following a dream it’s Jeff Lipsky, who photographed American Idol queen Kelly Clarkson for this month’s cover. “I was a fly-fishing guide and snowboarder in Colorado for eleven years,” he says. “And then one day I decided to move to L.A. and become a photographer. I
Brent Humphreys, Pamela Colloff, and Sarah Bird
This vigorous melding of ricotta, Gorgonzola, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses with assertive herbs epitomizes the free-and-easy style of EZ’s, Cappy Lawton’s newest San Antonio restaurant. The Lawtons’ dinnertime joke was, “Let’s go someplace easy,” but few nearby restaurants fit that description. So when the Waitz Model Market relocated, Cappy nabbed
Stephan Pyles’ sweet mascarpone polenta has a corn-ucopia of flavor.
Houston’s Tony Ruppe’s has got your goat cheese.
Be the king of all that you sorbet with a passion-filled dessert from Anthony's in Houston.
At Houston’s La Réserve, you can have yourself a merry little Christmas tree—for dessert.
From Tila’s in Houston: three Mexican appetizers that are, well, appetizing.
From Austin’s Eastside Cafe come three soups that will bowl you over.
Don’t steer clear of the chocolate mousse iceberg from Dacapo’s on the Parkway in Houston.
Mesteña’s apple sorbet and walnut-apple flautas are delicious to the core.
Tired of plain old greens and lifeless veggies? Houston’s La Mora has a salad you just can’t beet.
The luxurious French toast at Benjy’s in Houston makes every day a challah day.
Some dishes are so harmonious that they practically sing, and this creation from chef Mynetta Cockerell at Marty’s WineBar in Dallas is one of them. Served in the small, cozy restaurant located at the front of the wineshop, the dish involves variations on the themes of garlic, ginger, and sesame.
How did the chefs at Dallas’ French Room whip up such a delicious cake? Choc it up to creativity.
As Valentine’s Day desserts go, this one from Houston’s Houstonian Hotel takes the cake.
Singing the praises of Billy Joe Shaver.
A cake that gets to the heart of the batter from Austin’s Rather Sweet Bakery.
Neil Doherty, the executive chef at the Marker in Houston’s Adam’s Mark Hotel (2900 Briarpark Drive) was something of a child prodigy. By 21, he was already a head chef in his native Ireland, where he learned the value of cooking with local ingredients such as seaweed and nettles. He
Walnuts, Gorgonzola, and chutney make for an upscale fish dish at the Grape in Dallas.
There’s nothing fishy about tasty Vietnamese fish tacos at Houston’s Kim Son.
Yellowfin tuna with wasabi mayo at San Antonio’s Silo Elevated Cuisine? It may take you a while to get Orient-ed.
