Music
July 31, 1976
The Passions of the Common Man
That’s what country music is, and that’s why it plays in Peoria.
Longreads
True Crime
June 30, 1976
The Girl, the Con Man, and the Massage Parlor King
The girl wanted love, the men wanted money, and when they all got together it was murder.
Critters
June 30, 1976
Nobody Loves a Rattlesnake
Especially not in Sweetwater: the score at last count was Humans 10,000, Rattlers 0.
Health
June 1, 1976
Physician, Heal Thyself
How a doctor got hooked on drugs, and how he got off.
News & Politics
May 31, 1976
The Voice from the Tower
The weirdest student demonstration ever.
Critters
May 31, 1976
The World’s Most Despicable Bug
The cockroach. What else?
Business
April 30, 1976
Dealing
Dope sellers obey the law—of supply and demand.
Sports
April 30, 1976
Learning the Ropes
Wrestling isn’t fixed; it was never broken.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1976
The Man Who Saw Too Much
Hugh Aynesworth can’t escape what he witnessed in 1963.
True Crime
January 1, 1976
Is Jay J. Armes For Real?
A real-life detective caper, complete with surprise ending.
Sports
December 1, 1975
The Best Sportswriter in Texas
Hint: his initials are B.S.
Business
December 1, 1975
The Great Airline War
Will Texas International Airlines's “whiz kids” fizzle?! Will sexy Southwest conquer all?! Will Braniff lose its routes?!
Being Texan
November 1, 1975
God’s Country
Abilene, Abilene, strangest town I’ve ever seen.
Texas History
November 1, 1975
Who Was Jack Ruby?
If you thought you knew, you were probably wrong.
Travel & Outdoors
September 1, 1975
Mexico on Five Words a Day
The best places to study Spanish in Mexico.
Libations
August 31, 1975
The Truth about Tequila
From machismo to counterculture in one decade.
Hunting & Fishing
July 1, 1975
Tales of Shrimp
Out on the Gulf in a small boat, searching for the makings of shrimp cocktails, shrimp baskets, and shrimp salads.
True Crime
April 30, 1975
This Man Loves Car Wrecks More than Anyone Else in the World
For A.O. Pipkin, happiness is a head-on collision he wasn’t in.
Being Texan
April 30, 1975
The Greatest Experience of Your Life
Climbing the social ladder, and other exercises at Hill Country summer camps.
News & Politics
February 28, 1975
Pomp and Circumstance
The private life of a public high school.
Film & TV
January 1, 1975
The Naked and the D.A.
The war against pornography can get dirty.
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1974
The Unveiling of Lloyd Bentsen
The White House is the only challenge left.
Music
September 30, 1974
Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic
What is it like to miss the sexual revolution (and some others) by a mere handful of years?
Feature
July 31, 1974
Waiting for the Train
While you’re waiting at the depot, Amtrak bickers with Washington, railway moguls, and itself.
News & Politics
April 30, 1974
Witch-Hunt
Witches are where you find them. But where is that?
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.
Film & TV
February 28, 1974
Leavin’ McMurtry
Leaving Cheyenne, which may be Larry McMurtry’s best novel, is made into a miserable movie. This is how it happened.
News & Politics
November 1, 1973
Cops as Junkies
Those who enforce our narcotics laws often use the stuff themselves.
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.
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.
Hunting & Fishing
August 31, 1973
Texas Monthly Hunting Guide
A veteran hunter and guide tells how it's done.
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.
News & Politics
March 1, 1973
So Long, Cosmic Cowboys
One giant step backward for the Moonmen.
Sports
February 1, 1973
The Lonely Blues of Duane Thomas
Why the best runner in pro football ran right out of the game.