Politics & Policy
December 1, 1986
The Wright House
For the first time since Sam Rayburn’s day, the Speaker of the House will be a Texan. And if Jim Wright of Fort Worth is to be successful, he’ll have to remember what Rayburn taught him.
Politics
Politics & Policy
October 1, 1986
The Strange Case of Mark White
The governor has a good record, good ideas, and good intentions. So why is he in danger of losing his job to a man he already beat once?.
Politics & Policy
September 1, 1986
Vote for Me, Por Favor. Now Let’s Eat
Mix election time, South Texas, and barbecue, and you get the pachanga circuit, where politics and barbecue are served with equal reverence.
Politics & Policy
September 1, 1986
Texas Primer: Ma Ferguson
She unmasked the Klan and worried about the role of women, but she listened more to her husband than to the suffragettes.
Politics & Policy
July 1, 1986
Primary Lesson
Subtract Democratic voters, add new Republicans, and it equals realignment.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 1985
Mayor, Council Locked in Bitter Struggle!
Council tells mayor her budget stinks! Mayor tells council to like it or lump it! Both sides twist arms, trade insults! Read all about it!
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1984
Why They Won
The inside skinny on the elections.
Politics & Policy
August 1, 1984
Excuse Me, But Where Can a Free-Enterpriser Get a Drink in This Town
Where to find a life-size statue of businessmen shaking hands, the best right-wing burgers, and other landmarks of Republican life.
Politics & Policy
August 1, 1984
Great Moments in Republican History
How Texas became a two-party state in spite of the GOP.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 1984
Come On, Walter—Smile!
Austin’s Roy Spence parlayed his success in Mark White’s campaign into a job selling Walter Mondale to the American people.
Business
October 1, 1983
Taking Over
It’s a bank-eat-bank world out there.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1983
The Making of a Congressman
Twelve ran, Mike Andrews won. A saga of ambition, money, power, courage, and the nature of urban politics in Texas.
True Crime
May 1, 1982
The Case of the Campus Crusader
Multiple-choice question: UT’s Tom Philpott is (a) the best professor on campus, a selfless reformer, and the victim of an assassination attempt; (b) the worst professor on campus, a publicity hound, and a nut who staged his own shooting.
Politics & Policy
August 1, 1981
The Deal That Didn’t Work
Parceling out three new seats in Congress sounds like an easy job, but the Texas Legislature tried for two months and couldn’t do it.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1981
King of the Mountain
Clements is ready for the Legislature, but is the Legislature ready for him?
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1979
I Hate You!
Although Texans make good friends, they make even better enemies.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1979
Six Crises
It will be up to the 66th Legislature to solve these problems, and we’ll have to live with the solutions.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1974
Why Jack Valenti Still Sleeps Soundly
Beneath the phony outer schmaltz of Jack Valenti one finds the real schmaltz of a true believer.