Business
April 1, 1979
The Hot Pink Empire of Mary Kay Ash
She learned the truth about selling cosmetics. Her customers didn’t want to buy products, they wanted to buy dreams.
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Texas History
April 1, 1979
Fiesta!
Whether you drink champagne or beer, wear diamonds or rhinestones, one thing about Fiesta San Antonio is the same for everyone: it’s fun.
News & Politics
February 1, 1979
Hotel Detective
He knows the secrets behind closed doors.
Texas History
January 1, 1979
In Search of La Salle
The riddle of the French explorer lies buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico, but what is it, where is it, and why, oh why, are we looking for it?
News & Politics
December 1, 1978
Hard Time
Ellis prison houses 2400 dangerous criminals, and it’s the safest place to live in Texas.
Energy
December 1, 1978
So You Want to Be Chairman of Exxon?
How the world’s largest corporation decides who will make it to the top—and who won’t.
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.
Texas History
November 1, 1978
The Chew Road to Knowledge
Perhaps, after all, girls should go with boys who chew.
Critters
November 1, 1978
The Birds of Death
Cockfighting is probably cruel and certainly illegal, which are only two reasons that attract its aficionados.
Food & Drink
November 1, 1978
I Still Hate Chili
Fess up now. In your heart of hearts, don’t you hate it, too?
Health
November 1, 1978
Old Folks at Home
We will all grow old; but, as Maurice Chevalier says, “That’s not so bad when you consider the alternative.”
Health
October 1, 1978
I Can’t Do It!
Some kids may fail at school and it’s not their fault.
News & Politics
October 1, 1978
A Season in Hell
A few years ago guards ran the Rusk State Hospital for the criminally insane. Now sociopathic criminals rule the wards.
Business
October 1, 1978
The Last of the Great Ladies
Oveta Culp Hobby has gone from a country town to a position of power and wealth. What she hasn’t done will also be her legacy.
Being Texan
September 1, 1978
The Deadliest Sin
Confessions of a bridge nut.
Energy
August 1, 1978
Labor Pains
Second-generation refinery workers don’t believe in politicians or corporations and some of them don’t believe in unions. The question is, do they believe in strikes?
Business
August 1, 1978
Trouble in Paradise
Resort hotels and luxury condominiums line the shore of South Padre, yet foot by foot, day by day, the island is washing away.
Food & Drink
August 1, 1978
A Peach of a Deal
Texas is cattle, oil, Stetsons, peaches, branding irons . . . peaches?
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.
Being Texan
July 1, 1978
The Last Sister
Modern nuns have left the convent and entered the world. If they don’t like what they find, can they go home again?
Being Texan
July 1, 1978
Brave New Vacancies
Give us your tired and freezing Yankees, your studious Arabs, your ambitious young hustlers just blown into town, and we will rent them one bedroom and a bath for $215.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1978
Happy Trails to You
Why let Roy Rogers have all the fun? Waltz across Texas this summer along these eleven good-time trails.
Music
May 1, 1978
Little Joe
Amid blaring trumpets, raised fists, bottles of beer, and a cheering mob stands the king of Saturday night.
Style & Design
May 1, 1978
Expensive People
At the top, a good family helps, clothes help, manners help, the right friends help, but nothing helps like money.
News & Politics
April 30, 1978
I Was a Bum
Hey, buddy, can you spare a dime?
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1978
Election Tip Sheet
The dark horses, heavy favorites, and close calls of this year’s big elections.
Business
April 1, 1978
Daddy’s Money
The feuding over H. L. Hunt’s vast fortune is a family affair, and what a family!
True Crime
March 1, 1978
Playboys of the Western Plains
Amarillo millionaire Stanley Marsh 3 couldn’t believe his own good fortune—the Cullen Davis murder trial was coming to town.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1978
The Good Old Girls
At the National Women’s Conference, the feminists changed their sandals for pumps and embraced mainstream America.
Being Texan
December 1, 1977
They Found It!
Charismatics start by losing their heads and end up with a new kind of religion.
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1977
The Second Battle of the Alamo
Texas’ oldest city is heading for a political showdown, thanks to some newcomers to the power game.
Country Notes
December 1, 1977
Ol’ Blue
A good country dog is loyal, obedient, and knows the difference between a chicken and a possum.
Texana
November 20, 1977
The Last Frontier
The pioneers who came to tame the West met their match in the land of ‘Giant.’
Hunting & Fishing
November 1, 1977
On the Wings of a Dove
Praise the Lord for gentle creatures and pass the ammunition.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1977
Have Conscience, Will Travel
Leon Jaworski is cleaning up again.
Border & Immigration
September 30, 1977
The Long Road North
Across the river and into the brush; an eyewitness account of the journey of two wetbacks.
Texas History
September 30, 1977
What’s Red, White, and Blue . . . And Orange All Over?
The Orange Show’s 75-year-old creator, Jeff McKissack, still goes dancing and is sure he will live to be a hundred.Never heard of the Orange Show? Then you’ve missed a razzle-dazzle piece of American folk art—an amusement park/sideshow that looks like a topless castle designed by a committee
Sports
September 30, 1977
The Joy of Cheerleading
One week with a thousand cheerleaders.
Sports
September 30, 1977
The Aging of the All-American Boy
Roger Staubach is one Cowboy who always wears a white hat.
Country Notes
September 30, 1977
The World to Wine
Try the house wine; I made it with my own feet.
Sports
August 31, 1977
If They Don’t Win It’s A Shame
In the bush leagues, rooting for the home team can be a humbling experience.
Sports
August 31, 1977
Minnesota Fats, Where Are You?
There’s more at stake than money when two hustlers cue up.
News & Politics
August 31, 1977
I Was a Spy in the Second Grade
I escaped once, but they sent me back.
News & Politics
August 31, 1977
Support Your Local Police
If you ever go to Houston, you’d better walk right. You’d better not gamble, and you’d better not fight.
Art
August 1, 1977
From Here to Infinity
Smile, you're a candid camera.
News & Politics
July 31, 1977
The Informer
The secret life of the man who tells the Man.
Border & Immigration
July 31, 1977
The Cactus Curtain
The word going across the border is: Uncle Sam doesn’t want you.
Sports
July 31, 1977
The Greening of Cowtown
The most popular club at the Colonial Golf Tournament is the one with barstools.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1977
1977: The Ten Best and Ten Worst Legislators
We just rate them. You voted for them.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1977
The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea
The Baja wilderness isn’t a great place to confront one’s own neuroses, but it’s an even worse place to confront someone else’s.