Critters
March 1, 1993
Running Rabid
Five years ago, rabies was rare in South Texas. Now nearly three hundred animals have died and the epidemic is not abating.
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Travel & Outdoors
Hunting & Fishing
January 1, 1993
Water Babies
Deepwater Gulf shrimp get all the press, but the sweetest, most succulent shrimp in Texas come from the bays.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1992
The Lake No One Knows
From longtime locals to environmentalists, everyone has an opinion about the future of Caddo Lake—but the issues they’re debating are as murky as the lake itself.
Parks & Recs
September 30, 1992
Hidden Valley
Brownsville’s Sabal Palm Grove has it made in the shade.
Critters
September 30, 1992
Rhino Relapse
Deaths among rare rhinos leave scientists scratching their heads.
Parks & Recs
July 31, 1992
So Cool
A summer guide to the coolest place in Texas: the Davis Mountains.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1992
Eye of the World
Starting in 1923, Beaumont businessman John Gavrelos carved out a realm of his own at his J&J Steak House on the Eastex Freeway. Gavrelos died in 1979, but his Eye of the World, a tiny museum appended to the side of the restaurant, still lures visitors with its enigmatic jumble
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1992
To Ellum and Back
The face of Dallas’ most eclectic neighborhood changes every day, but its appeal remains familiar—and it keeps getting stronger.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1992
Judge Roy Scream vs. The Texas Cyclone
How to beat the heat, find the food, and master the coasters at Texas’ four big theme parks.
Critters
May 31, 1992
Meet the Beetles
Up close and personal with our expanding entomological universe.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1992
Lakes Alive!
A trip to the Hill Country’s quirky gems will cool your city sensibilities.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
Holy Trinity
Three Spanish missions are El Paso’s own heaven on earth.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
Aquarena Mermaids
Water acts may ebb and flow, but since 1950 the polyester-clad mermaids at San Marcos’ Aquarena Springs have barely had time to keep their heads above water. Their subaquatic dances are a tribute to the popularity of such swimming celebrities as Esther Williams and Johnny Weissmuller, a testament to
Business
April 1, 1992
Bingo Nation
The Choctaw Nation’s cavernous hall accommodates a weekly flood of fanatical game players.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
My Underwater Self
From the YMCA pool to the ocean blue, I’ve always been at peace in the deep.
Texas History
March 1, 1992
Deutsch Treat
An ethnic club’s new home brings a touch of Germany to San Antonio.
Critters
March 1, 1992
Buffalo Bill’s
A third-generation rancher rebuilds his spread by just saying no to cattle.
Hunting & Fishing
February 1, 1992
Bass on the Hook
A state breeding program aims to fatten up the trim, pugnacious bass.
Critters
January 1, 1992
Big Bird
Getting up close and personal with the endangered whooping crane.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1991
Hard Rock Cachet
Urban climbers have all the ups and downs of cityscapes in their grasp.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1991
Down Mexico Way
“Mexico Mike” Nelson writes the book on seeing Mexico by automobile.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1991
Down in Del Valle
In an affluent suburb of Monterrey, young Mexican professionals hunger for prestige and try to live like Americans.
Critters
December 1, 1991
Bear With Me
Black bears have returned to Big Bend National Park, and our author is determined to find one.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1991
Tex Zen
When urban stress sets the nerves ajangle, it’s comforting to know there is a Japanese garden nearby.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 1991
Wet ‘n’ Wacky
From real river water to its playful German theme, Schlitterbahn’s totally tubular!
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1991
Secret Summer Places
Follow us for a great vacation, minus something all tourists can do without—crowds.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1991
Mood Indigo
Head for the hills: Texas has a bumper crop of bluebonnets this year.
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Texas History
November 1, 1990
The Island in Winter
Discover the charms of Galveston off-season, when the only visitors are you, the gulls, and the ghosts.
Travel & Outdoors
October 1, 1990
Go Fish
See the Gulf Coast from the bottom up at Corpus Christi’s new underwater show.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1990
High Country Haven
The Tetons are grander and Santa Fe is tonier, but no place is more apropos than Ruidoso.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1990
The Battle for Barton Springs
A determined developer’s big plans for Austin’s cool, clear water hole is bringing out extremes on both sides.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1990
The Lost Pyramids
For an adventurer in the Yucatán, suspicious bureaucrats and relentless pests stand in the way of tracking down a forgotten Mayan ruin.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1990
Western Fling
With the cultural diversions of a big city and the country comforts of a small town, Fort Worth is the perfect place for a typically Texan weekend.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1990
Red Beans and Blue Notes
When in New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, do as the locals do: Search out the neighborhood restaurants and clubs.
Critters
January 1, 1990
Swamp Thing
Snapping turtles are cantankerous, grotesque, and savage. And those are just a few of the reasons I like them.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1990
The Call of the Wildman
To find their true masculine selves, wildmen dance and sweat, bond and meditate, renounce their mothers and grunt, “Ho!” I thought, “Hmmm.”
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1990
The Bucks Stop Here
The troubled Parks and Wildlife Department is supposed to protect the state’s natural resources. Instead, it protects its friends and, above all, itself.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1989
Wild Forever
Once the private preserve of an oil executive, the 300,000-acre Big Bend Ranch, with all its desert grandeur, has now entered the public domain.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1989
So You’re Stuck at the Airport
Your jet’s lagging. You’re sick of reading and people-watching. Cheer up: just a gate away might be great chili, a shopping mall, or even a place to pray.
Art
July 1, 1989
The Temple of Destiny
In downtown Mexico City are the ruins of the great Aztec pyramid, the site where one empire ended and a new world began.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1989
The Perfect Hill Country Weekend
An excursion through the best part of Texas, featuring sleepy little towns, clear little streams, pluperfect biscuits, and two-headed goats.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1989
My Favorite Place
What do the city of Lubbock, a defunct restaurant, and a submerged neighborhood have in common? They’re all places in somebody’s heart.
Business
February 1, 1989
Chip Ahoy
A new gambling-cruise-ship enterprise out of Port Isabel makes it possible to spend an evening in a casino while going nowhere in the Gulf.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1989
Superbonanza!
Look out, Waxahachie! Here come the Protonettes, the Big Bang Motel, and the Phil Gramm Institute
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1989
Making Waves
It’s cold and rainy; your stress level has reached an all-time high; your roof has sprung a leak. But you don’t have to sit still for this. Escape to the Bay Islands of Honduras.
Critters
August 1, 1988
They Sting. They Kill. They Destroy. They Mate in Midair. Nothing Can Stop . . . the Ants From Hell
Fire ants are on a relentless march across Texas, maiming, devouring, and stinging the living daylights out of everything in their path. We’ve tried to stop them, and it has only made them stronger.
Travel & Outdoors
July 1, 1988
Notes From the Underground
Seven Central Texas caves put on the summer’s best rock show.
Travel & Outdoors
July 1, 1988
The Meanest River
Yes, it’s muddy, it’s treacherous, and it smells bad enough to gag a skunk; but it’s also the only thing between us and Oklahoma.
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Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1988
Writing on the Rio
The only way to see Big Bend’s canyons is from the river, but that doesn’t mean you have to get wet, eat trail mix, or give up Bach.
Critters
May 31, 1988
Swimming to Oblivion
Marine scientists have struggled for ten years to establish a new colony of ridley sea turtles on South Padre Islands. All their efforts may have been in vain.