News & Politics
May 31, 1976
The Voice from the Tower
The weirdest student demonstration ever.
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Sports
April 30, 1976
Learning the Ropes
Wrestling isn’t fixed; it was never broken.
Health
July 31, 1975
The Hottest Place in the Whole U.S.A.
How the Texas heat can sap your energy, dull your intelligence, send you to an early grave, and make you sweat.
News & Politics
February 28, 1975
Pomp and Circumstance
The private life of a public high school.
Transportation
July 31, 1974
Waiting for the Train
While you’re waiting at the depot, Amtrak bickers with Washington, railway moguls, and itself.
Health
June 30, 1974
Six West
Staying alive day by day . . . by day.
Arts & Entertainment
May 31, 1974
Rating the Major Dailies
Choosing the best features of Texas newspapers is a thankless job, hard on the spirit, and difficult for all the wrong reasons.
Arts & Entertainment
April 30, 1974
Houston TV Ratings War
Fade in, interior six p.m. news set, long shot. As the picture comes closer, the familiar anchormen are relaxed and exchanging easy glances, preparing to bring you the latest news, sports, and weather. If you are standing close to the producer, you can hear the purr of his ulcer as
Business
April 30, 1974
The Avalon Drug Store
On a Saturday morning in January, 1971, three days before the inauguration of Governor Preston Smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, the then-Assistant US Attorney Theo Pinson strolled into Houston’s Avalon Drug Store after a toot on the town, a bit disheveled but still resplendent in his midnight blue tuxedo,
Food & Drink
March 31, 1974
Out to Lunch
We visit restaurants in Houston where lunches are the specialty.
Arts & Entertainment
February 28, 1974
Up Against the Barre
After an aggressive ad campaign, attendance was up at the Houston Ballet; the performances were also up... and down.
Sports
January 31, 1974
Go You Wildcats, Go!
Even though Wheatley High's last teamful of stars got snapped up by eager colleges, winning is such a habit there that they just might keep on doing it.
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.
News & Politics
January 1, 1974
God Goes to the Astrodome
A fat 15-year-old inaugurated 1000 years of peace in Houston this fall. Don't look now, but the people you went to college with may be following him.
Business
November 1, 1973
Empires of Paper
A law firm of almost 200 attorneys becomes an institution with massive power and life of its own. Three such firms are in Texas, including two of the four largest in the U.S. We open them, for the first time, to the public.
Style & Design
August 31, 1973
Galleria Gourmet
There are ten, count 'em, ten, places to eat in the Galleria. Some are good, others. . .
True Crime
July 31, 1973
The Best Private Eye in Texas
High-speed chases, murder investigations, and window-peeping are all in a day’s work.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1973
Briar Patch
THE SIN OF AUSTININ AUSTIN RECENTLY, DURING A public hearing on skinnydipping in Lake Travis, local resident Louis Steinbach testified to attentive city councilmen: “God has the power to destroy this city for its sin…and officials had better realize it.” We do not want to appear soft on sin, but
Arts & Entertainment
April 30, 1973
Out on a Limb with Roger Glade
A single-minded Houston director puts on new plays.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1973
Montrose Lives!
Wandering through the strangest neighborhood east of the Pecos.
News & Politics
February 1, 1973
Marvin Zindler, Consumer Lawman
Making the rounds with Texas’ most unlikely cop.
Business
December 31, 1969
Publishing: Christy Haubegger
Pitching to a rich niche.