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AUSTINHometown BluesGary Clark Jr., the Austin guitar ace who is leading a blues revival, will preview songs from his anticipated major-label LP and play old standards that should inspire fans to sing...
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Storming the Ivory Tower
Last August, on the first day of classes for the fall 2011 semester at the University of Texas at Austin, I stood on a pebbled apron of the UT Tower in a patch of shade and took in a timeless scene. A...
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Portrait of the Artist as a Postman
This story is from Texas Monthly’s archives. We have left the text as it was originally published to maintain a clear historical record. Read more here about our archive digitization project. In July...
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Turnover!
By late 1988, the Dallas Cowboys were no longer America’s Team—or if they were, America didn’t seem to care. The once high-flying franchise had suffered three consecutive losing years, including a...
View ArticleRighting Votes
This column is a response to “The Poll Truth,” by writer-at-large Michael Ennis. Let us talk some common sense. This is the United States of America and the year is 2012. There is nothing we do of even...
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The Poll Truth
There’s one prediction about next month’s election you can take to the bank: Texans won’t show up. We’ve never been prolific voters, but over the past decade our turnout relative to the rest of the...
View ArticleThe Last Liberal
Few contemporary politicians have garnered more attention than Ann Richards. A cottage industry has grown up around her, with no sign of slowing down. The past year has brought an adoring documentary,...
View ArticleA Q&A With Jan Reid
You were friends with Ann Richards. You worked on her campaign in 1990, and your wife, Dorothy Browne, was a close, old friend who went camping with her in the seventies, and worked for her when she...
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Friday Night Frites
“Uh-oh,” said my friend the good doctor, slamming on the brakes a quarter block from Boulevardier. “This doesn’t look promising.” No, it did not. What were we thinking, trying to get into the hottest...
View ArticleWood-Grilled Gulf Oysters With “Casino Butter”
1.5 pound butter, room temperature3/4 cup bacon lardons1/2 cup celery1/2 cup shallot 1/4 cup chopped garlic 1 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup red bell pepper 1/4 cup Tabasco 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce...
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The Kay Place
Kay Bailey Hutchison had already made a name for herself in Texas politics when she ran for state treasurer in 1990. A 1967 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, she had worked as a...
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Ted Cruz’s Excellent Adventure
JAKE SILVERSTEIN: Last night I Googled “Ted Cruz rising star” and got more than 40,000 results. What does it feel like to be the man of the moment?TED CRUZ: Well, it has been an extraordinary journey....
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The Thrill Isn’t Gone
Wearing an Antone’s T-shirt, an old bluesman’s fedora, and black jeans tucked into untied boots, Gary Clark Jr. walked onto the main stage of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 10 with the...
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F for Fantasy
Eli Manning is coming off another triumph at the Super Bowl. Tim Tebow sells a lot of jerseys. And Dez Bryant is doing a fine job upholding the legacy of the headline-grabbing Dallas Cowboys wide...
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Kenny Klimple, Bus Driver
After serving as a police officer for six years in the Brazos Valley, Klimple “burned out” on working with the public and sought refuge in truck driving. He got his commercial driver’s license while...
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Tackling the Cowboys
The rapid-fire, ultra-glitzy, superstar-driven nature of professional football as it is played on any given Sunday does not always lend itself to serious literary contemplation. For every classic of...
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5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in October
1. Third Time’s the Charm! Right?For the third straight year, the Texas Rangers head into the postseason with hopes that are high and realistic. Led by perennial MVP candidate Josh Hamilton, they’re...
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