Art
October 1, 1986
The Eye of the Beholder
A museum in Texas is the last place Jacques-Louis David would expect to find his late masterpiece, but we’re glad it’s here.
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Art
April 1, 1986
Solace in the Desert
With dogged independence, amazing endurance, and a rugged romantic vision, photographer Laura Gilpin helped create the way we see the West today.
Music
July 1, 1985
Music to My Ears
The small-town orchestra has it all: performers who love the music passionately, audiences who lend their wholehearted support, and even occasional moments when all the instruments are playing the right note.
Hunting & Fishing
March 1, 1985
Bring ’Em Back Alive
In darkest South Texas roam two of the world’s most endangered species—the black rhino and the Great White Hunter.
Recipes
September 1, 1984
My Quest for the Perfect Biscuit
It all started at my grandmother’s when I was seven years old. No biscuit has since measured up, but my lonely search for that sublime confection continues.
Being Texan
May 1, 1984
First Light
Texas’ morning glory by thirteen photographers.
Music
August 1, 1981
Trial by Piano
Why knock yourself out for two grueling weeks at a piano competition in Fort Worth? For $12,000—and a string of concert bookings money can’t buy.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1981
The Plane the Pentagon Couldn’t Stop
West of Fort Worth, General Dynamics builds the F-16, a good little fighter plane that could have been great if the Air Force brass had kept their hands off it.
Being Texan
April 1, 1981
God’s Angry Man
Evangelist James Robison is using the pulpit, prime time television, and Cullen Davis to try to save the world.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1979
The New Apartment Slums
Behind the gleaming facades of many new apartment villages are the crumbling walls of next year’s urban blight.
True Crime
April 30, 1979
Never Love a Bandido
Someone was gunning down members of the state’s toughest motorcycle gang one at a time. Doe hoped her man wouldn’t be next.
Texas History
November 1, 1978
The End of the Trail
At the Fort Worth stockyards, cattlemen buy and sell amid the last vestiges of the Old West.
True Crime
July 31, 1978
Death of a Ranger
Bob Doherty was a Texas ranger who believed in the myth of the Old West; Greg Ott was a college dope dealer, a child of the sixties. When they met, it destroyed both their lives.
Sports
July 31, 1977
The Greening of Cowtown
The most popular club at the Colonial Golf Tournament is the one with barstools.
True Crime
March 1, 1977
Rich Man, Dead Man
Profile of a society murder and the woman who lived to tell about it.
Style & Design
June 30, 1976
The Great Coverup
Some rugged individuals are called to the carpet.
News & Politics
April 30, 1974
Consumer Aid for Fort Worth
This month’s H. Rap Brown “Power to the People” award is shared by the Fort Worth Junior Bar and the Council of Jewish Women for making it possible, through donations, for Tarrant County to have one of Attorney General John Hill’s regional consumer protection offices.The funds will pay for office
News & Politics
April 30, 1974
Folk Medicine for Fort Worth
True to its own particular, relaxed style of life, Fort Worth was a late participant in the city festival field. For years, Tyler has held its Rose Festival; San Antonio, its Fiesta; El Paso, its Charro Days, and Austin, its Aqua Festival. Houston and Dallas have long since become too
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1974
Guide for Big-City Kids
Mothers and fathers in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston can explore an exciting concept with their children: the city as playground.