Don Fielden

Busting Out of Mexico

Aug 31, 1976 — By Jan Reid

Two self-styled Texas soldiers of fortune engineered one of the more bizarre jailbreaks in history. Here’s how it happened.

Trending

  1. How the Most Hyped U.S. Oil Merger in a Decade Went Bust
  2. Broken Pelvises, Collapsed Lungs, and Decades of Winning: Barrel Racing’s Martha Josey Has Seen It All
  3. The Best Thing in Texas: Bernie Sanders Travels Across the State as a Meme
  4. Recipe: Confit Smoked Chicken Thighs
  5. How Texas Hunting Went Exotic

Latest

How to Attend Sundance Film Festival Without Leaving Texas

By Jason Cohen

Muscovy Ducks Are Protected in Parts of Texas. A Houston Subdivision Is Debating Their Slaughter.

By Peter Holley

How to Start a Journaling Habit That’ll Actually Stick

By Alainna Wurfel

As More Novices Head to the Wilderness, Rescues Are Spiking at Some Texas State Parks

By Pam LeBlanc

Dining Guide: Highlights From Our February 2021 Issue

By Texas Monthly

The Heck With Football, Texas Is a College Basketball State Now

By Richard Justice

Fort Worth Pitmasters Have Perfected Smoked Chicken Salad

By Daniel Vaughn

Who Is the New ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ for, Anyway?

By Sean O'Neal

Burning Questions With Rejino Barbeque

By TM BBQ Club

The Texas Lege Always Debates Abortion. This Year It Will Do So With More Vigor. 

By Andrea Zelinski

Who Were the Texans Who Traveled to the Capitol to Challenge the Election Results?

By Sierra Juarez and Peter Holley

Just How Many Texans Are in the Marvel Universe Now, Anyway?

By Sean O'Neal