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Meanwhile, Back In Giddings
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View ArticleThe Store That Made Jonesville Famous
And other great country stores of Texas. The post The Store That Made Jonesville Famous appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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The Cassandra of Crude
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View ArticleSay, Have You Heard the One…
One man’s ludicrous attempts to trace the origin of a joke led him to a simple truth: life is funny. The post Say, Have You Heard the One… appeared first on Texas Monthly.
View ArticleHell on Wheels
In which John Howard, our toughest athlete, goes after a world bicycle record and hopes America will care. The post Hell on Wheels appeared first on Texas Monthly.
View ArticleFor Names’ Sake
Life is tough all over, but especially for Juniors. The post For Names’ Sake appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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George Bush, Plucky Lad
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View ArticleAll the Better to See You With, My Dear
Are eye surgeons miraculously changing the lives of folks with glasses as thick as Coke-bottle bottoms, or are they just making themselves rich? The post All the Better to See You With, My Dear...
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Great expectations for oilmen; sartorial bargains for Brownsville; a medical controversy for Alpine; vexing questions for hunters; the ultimate who’s who for chickens. The post Texas Monthly Reporter...
View ArticleBirth of a New Frontier
Hundreds of new computer companies have made Texas the likely successor to California’s Silicon Valley, and it all started with two firms in Dallas. The post Birth of a New Frontier appeared first on...
View ArticleFeasting on the Oil Glut
So you think that OPEC controls the price oil and that the glut is hurting everybody in the oil business? Wrong. Traders on the international spot market are pulling the strings and getting rich in the...
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Kung’s underground hideaway; Dallas’ Cadillac wars; the Panhandle’s art terrorists; Houston’s poet-laureate; Austin’s airport quandary. The post Texas Monthly Reporter appeared first on Texas Monthly.
View ArticleTowers of Power
So. Ralph Sampson listens to Grover Washington and Akeem Olajuwon craves Chinese food. Now you know. The post Towers of Power appeared first on Texas Monthly.
View ArticleA Trust Corrupted, A City Betrayed, Part One
The Hermann estate scandal exposed Houston’s most powerful deal makers, most respected philanthropists, and leading lawyers to the harsh glare of publicity. It was a shocking lesson in the abuses of...
View ArticleA Trust Corrupted, A City Betrayed, Part Two
The continuing saga of the Hermann estate scandal was a shocking lesson in how Houston’s most respected philanthropists, civic leaders, and biggest deal makers had abused their power. The post A Trust...
View ArticleThe Rites of Swing
IN THE PANTHEON OF PROFESSIONAL GOLF instruction, the Harmon family is as renowned as the Kennedy family is in politics. Claude Harmon, Sr., its late patriarch, was the head pro at Seminole Golf Club...
View ArticleMy Front Nine
MANY GOLFERS CLAIM to have been drawn to the royal and ancient game because of its noble history and traditions, or the code of honor inherent in the rules. In my case, golf happened to be the only...
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New Oil: The Giddings Gamble
The day after the Arabs and Israelis started their October 1973 war, C.W. “Chuck” Alcorn, Jr., drove through the heart of Central Texas hoping for an oil well. Things did not look especially promising....
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Larry Hagman’s Curtain Call
There’s nothing like watching the real J.R. Ewing in action. It’s an early November Friday night, and Larry Hagman is shuffling across the hardwood floor of a rented Dallas loft furnished with...
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Oscar’s Follie
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View ArticleThe Cancer Belt
Before he got sick, Carlos Dwight Stokes liked to hunt rabbits. He would usually go hunting at night, after supper, when the open fields near his neighborhood in Port Neches were covered with darkness...
View ArticleDriving a Soft Bargain
Take the “Art of Negotiating” seminar, and you too can learn to wheel and deal with a smile. The post Driving a Soft Bargain appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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The Last of the Great Ladies
This story is from Texas Monthly’s archives. We have left it as it was originally published, without updating, to maintain a clear historical record. Read more here about our archive digitization...
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