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States that `Daily Texan' newspaper could help journalism students and journalists establish connections. How the newspaper is managed; Famous journalists in the United States who started their journalism career in the newspaper.

Focuses on the competition between the 'Alpine Observer' and the 'Alpine Avalanche,' two local weekly newspapers in Texas. Rivalry between reporters Caneel Cardwell and Betse Brooks; Importance of local newspapers as source of information; Edge of 'Alpine Observer' over 'Alpine Avalanche.'

The article looks at the efforts of Texas Court Records Preservation chairman Bill Kroger and Texas Supreme Court chief justice Wallace Jefferson in preserving history in Texas. Most of the court records gathered by the task force depict various events that affected Texas in the 1800s like the Civil War and crackdown on outlaw John Wesley Hardin, who was caught and tried in Comanche, Texas. The task force was formed to gather books and documents linked to past court cases in Texas.

Considers why weekly newspapers in Texas are thriving in 1997. Increasing weekly newspaper readership in contrast to declining daily circulations, across the United States; Possible reasons for the success of weeklies, including demographic and community appeal; The example of the `Zapata County News,' published by Bob McVey; How the urban daily papers are trying to compete.

Wonders about the authenticity of the obituary of James M. `Jamie' Woodson III that the `Fort Worth Star-Telegram' printed on May 11, 1996. Motion pictures which he had supposedly written, including `Lawrence of Arabia'; The difficulty in conclusively disproving reported activities of Woodson; Similarities in the questionable truth of the story to past hoaxes which Texas journalists have played on newspapers.

The article offers information regarding the condition of journalism in Texas. According to the author, the condition of Texas journalism was not good during the year 1970 as the cities used to publish only two daily newspapers. It mentions that now-a-days the publications have adopted social media for online advertisements and highlights that the integration of social media services has impacted the journalism business of the country.

Discusses the changes introduced by Jeff Cohen as editor of the 'Houston Chronicle' newspaper. Educational and career background of Cohen; Circulation and sales of the newspaper as of the year 2001; Problems encountered by the newspaper concerning its funding.

The article presents a comment made by Brian D. Sweany on how they like football players and coaches enter from and exit through the same tunnel at the Cotton Bowl in Texas. The jostling and trash talking are almost as exciting as the game itself.

The article discusses that readers have ever finished the daily paper or the six o'clock news and felt there was more than what they were told, then they know why we startedTexas Monthly, and designed it as an intelligent, entertaining and useful publication for Texans whose culture, sophistication and interests are largely unrecognized and unserved by existing media.

Provides information on Bob Mong, who will succeed Burl Osborne as editor of the `Dallas Morning News' magazine in Texas. Criticisms on the leadership of Osborne; Roles and responsibilities of Mong; Challenges being faced by Mong.

The article focuses on a young intern's experience working for Texas state senator José Menéndez and the inappropriate behavior she endured from his chief of staff, Thomas Larralde. Topics include workplace harassment, the misuse of power dynamics, and the emotional toll on the intern, leading to fear of retaliation and a disrupted work environment.

The article focuses on a visit to a cannabis store in South Austin, detailing its distinctive atmosphere and offerings, including hemp products rich in THCa, which transforms into THC when heated. It explores the nuances between legal hemp and marijuana, illustrating with a comparison to baking cookies from dough, emphasizing the legal distinctions and effects.

Reviews are offered for several luxury resorts in Texas including Onera in Fredericksburg, the Missing Hotel, in Marble Falls, and the the Summit at Big Bend.

The article features Walter Cronkite, a journalist, broadcaster and CBS News anchor from 1962 to 1981. After graduating from Houston, Texas's San Jacinto High School, Cronkite enrolled in University of Texas in Austin in mining engineering course. Cronkite began contributing to "Daily Texan" newspaper when he moved into Chi Phi fraternity house and became friends with the paper's editor D.B. Hardeman. It is stated that Cronkite was able to interview Gertrude Stein.

The author relates his visit to Vincente Martinez, a Mexican who works at their Circle J Ranch in Wimberley, Texas, together with his cousin former Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski. Martinez greeted the author with a hug and warned him that he still cannot converse in English. For an hour, they talked about children, marriages, divorces, horses and the ranch. The author also relates the effort of his family to secure legal immigration paper for the family of Martinez.

The article presents a calendar of events in Texas in February 2007. The annual Mardi Gras! Galveston festival will be held on February 9-20. The Brilliant Lecture Series featuring actor and director Sidney Poitier is scheduled on February 26. The Run for Your Life marathon will be held on February 24.

Focuses on the problems being faced by Belo Corp., the media conglomerate that owns "The Dallas Morning News" newspaper in Texas. Background on the overstatement of the Sunday circulation of the newspaper in August 2004; Mass lay-off of its employee; Closure of its Belo Interactive firm; Resignation of its employees in the television station Channel 8.

The article focuses on various unusual events in Texas, including a 106-year-old World War II veteran breaking his own skydiving record with Governor Greg Abbott, a man stealing a wildlife camera unaware it was still sending photos to the police.

Relates what happened when Parnell McNamara's daughter's mare and another horse were stolen from the family stable in Bosqueville, Texas, west of Waco. Circumstances of the theft; Deputy United States Marshall McNamara's formation of a posse, including Secret Service agent Robert Blossman, assistant US attorney Bill Johnston and Special Ranger Eddie Foreman; How horse thefts often work in Texas; How the group located the stolen horses; What happened to the horse thieves.

The article offers a look into the path that led author Sterry Butcher to move to Marfa, Texas and write stories about rural Texas. It looks back at Butcher's visit in Marfa in 1992 and her moving to Marfa with plans tow work on a book that ended her becoming a staff of the town's paper "Big Bend Sentinel." Focus is given on Butcher's portraits of West Texans, notably the rural life of a family with three boys who live in a ranch raising colts and cattle.

The article recounts the life of an alligator snapping turtle named Brutus, who lived for decades hidden in an East Texas creek and remained elusive despite the growth of the human population. It details how Brutus was accidentally caught in 2016 by a family of turtle hunters. It also discusses the consequences of overharvesting and the ban on alligator snapping turtle meat sales in Louisiana and Texas, shedding light on the legal issues faced by the hunters who caught Brutus.

The article focuses on a podcast Conservative Review, hosted by attorney Daniel Horowitz, featuring Texas Republican chairman Matt Rinaldi. It states that after experiencing a series of election losses, Rinaldi is now aiming to exert influence in electoral matters by seeking retribution against fellow party members who opposed him. It mentions that Rinaldi advocated for the selection of candidates on the ballot to be determined by party activists and Republicans.

The article reports on a significant event in Mabank, Texas, where the local congregation of the United Methodist Church voted to disaffiliate from the denomination due to disagreements over LGBTQ inclusion and biblical interpretations. This decision reflects a broader trend within the United Methodist Church, with thousands of congregations across the country making similar choices, leading to significant divisions and challenges in the church community.

The article profiles David Eagleman, founder and director of the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is also the director of Laboratory for Perception and Action at Baylor and author of numerous academic papers and the book "Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain." His father was a New York psychiatrist while his mother was a high school biology teacher. One of his research encourages the U.S. justice system to focus on rehabilitation and less on punishment.

The author focuses on what he perceives to be the decline of sportswriting in Texas. He mentions some of the great sportswriters in the state during the late 1950s, including Blackie Sherrod, Dan Jenkins and Mickey Herskowitz. He criticizes a sports column written by Cedric Golden in the local paper "Austin American-Statesman." He also talks about the journalistic styles of Randy Galloway of the "Star Telegram," and Tim Cowlishaw and Kevin Sherrington of the "Morning News."

The article presents a biography of José Cisneros, a historian and illustrator of the Spanish Southwest. Cisneros was born in 1910 in Ocampo, a small village in the Mexican state of Durango. In 1930, Cisneros was forced to quit school and take a job delivering groceries in El Paso, Texas, for $5 a week. He found work as a window dresser in El Paso, where he used the backs of old posters as art paper. For most of his professional life, he had always contemplated in his big project.

In this article, the author features his experience working as a reporter for the local newspaper "Big Bend Sentinel" in Marfa, Texas. The author begins by recalling how he was offered for the job. He narrates his weekdays working for the newspaper. In addition, the author shares the lessons he learned from working for the publication.

Presents information plans for a cable news channel in Texas. Construction of a warehouse from the Texas Cable News network; Reason Texas Cable decide to offer the news channel; Information on The Dallas Morning News.

Reports that the University of Texas math department is planning to charge students with a user fee for paper and copying in an effort to cut down on operation cost.

The article offers information related to Texas including the disqualification of a mayoral candidate in Irving, the survival of an Aquilla woman after being attacked by a Longhorn, and the mandate passed by the Texas Christian University student government for the replacement of the one-ply toilet paper with two-ply toilet paper.

The article profiles Texas Representative Tom Craddick. He first became a Republican representative in 1969. When Craddick ran for reelection, Democratic Speaker of the House Gus Mutscher took out a full-page advertisement in the Midland paper, citing him as the reason why the University of Texas' new Permian Basin campus was ticketed for Odessa instead of Midland and urging voters to elect his Democratic opponent. His antipathy to the education community led to the formation of a group called Texas Parent PAC.

The article presents a guide to business establishments in Texas. The Milk and Honey children's gift shop offers such items as wooden train sets, barnyard animal puzzles and Victorian dollhouses. Almost every item at the Fly Paper stationary and party-ware gift boutique can be stamped, engraved, or printed with monograms to give each bauble a personalized touch. The menu at Cypress Grille ranges from pan-seared foie grab or lump crab cakes and molasses-glazed venison loin or Italian wild boar sausage.

The article presents information on several events in Texas in 2006. It includes the second Origami Festival, where origami guru Linda Mihara will teach several workshops and debut her latest creation, the 3-D Connected Crane Pyramid, a multitude of birds fashioned from a single piece of paper. The Contemporary Art Month will showcase the works of more than six hundred artists. The Amon Carter Museum will hold a photography exhibition.

Focuses on tortilla cookery in Texas. Sales of the tortilla industry in the United States; Historical accounts on tortilla cookery; Process of making the tortilla; Recipes of tortillas. INSET: REHEAT WAVE.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the February 2012 issue including "Of Meat and Men," "The Paper Chase," and "Is There Life After Rick Perry?"

The article presents questions and answers related to the state of Texas. The city of Dallas is the most dangerous city in the state. In 2005, Dallas suffered significantly worse rates of theft and aggravated assault than did the Bayou City, as calculated per 100,000 people, and edged out Houston even in rape and murder. The mother of Michael Nesmith, the John Lennon of the Monkees, invented Liquid Paper.

Presents an article on volunteering in the attendance office of a suburban high school in Texas. Issuance of passes that allow students to come and go; Filing of notes and passes in the individual file of students; Mistake committed in handing out a pass.

Opinion. Looks at the political situation surrounding the firing of Galveston, Texas' city manager, Doug Matthews. Reasons for dismissal; Details on his term in office.

The article mentions efforts of environmental activists Jackie Young and her mother Pamela Bonta to deal with the toxic legacy of Houston, Texas. Topics discussed include distrust of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EPA's failure to protect the San Jacinto Waste Pits, and decline in Young's health which was confirmed due to presence of heavy metals in her blood. It notes a campaign started in 2010 by the nonprofit Texans Together to aware Highlands residents about the pits' danger.

The article focuses on the contributions of Latina congressional candidates in increasing Republican turnout across Hidalgo County in South Texas. Topics discussed include their role in supporting former U.S. President Donald Trump during the 2020 elections, the shift in the preference of voters in South Texas as it used to be dominated by Democratic men, and the mission of the group to prove that Hispanic voters are natural conservatives.

The article discusses that Mecke, a moonfaced 45-year-old, is the manager of systems operation training at CPS Energy, the cityowned electricity provider that serves San Antonio. It mentions that he started at the company not long after high school, working at one point as a cable splicer, a job he performed in hot tunnels beneath the sidewalks of San Antonio. He thought he'd seen it all.

The article discussed the four-way Republican race for attorney general may be the weirdest, wildest, and most telling Texas election in 2022. Topics discussed include the assorted enemies of Ken Paxton felt a flush of pleasure and optimism in the spring of 2014, when it became clear that he could soon be indicted on state felony charges; and he had allegedly taken commissions from legal clients by referring them to a poorly performing investment firm.

The article profiles Jane Mackintosh, mother-in-law of author Prudence Mackintosh. Jane was the second child and only girl born to Temple, Texas' Fred and Georgia Porter. Fred Porter served in Spanish-American War in the Philippines during U.S. President William McKinley's term. It is stated that Jane's older sibling Fred Junior died at 16 years old of pneumonia while her younger brother Edward became a World War II hero after being shot down while bombing in Romania.

The article provides information on Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center in Austin, Texas. The center's big-name acquisition coups are Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's Watergate papers, Norman Mailer's archive. The intimate gems at the University of Texas's cultural repository include John Steinbeck's original draft of East of Eden.

The article features the Best Barbecue Joints in Texas from the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival. These include Baby J's Bar-B-Que & Fish, Bertram Bar B Que, Buzzie's Bar B-Q, Casstevens Cash & Carry, City Meat Market, Coleman's BBQ, Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Cousin's Barbecue, Hashknife Barbecue, and Wild Blue BBQ.

The article discusses the highlights of a panel discussion attended by five Texas musicians on the secret of writing a great country song. Guy Clark claims he does not know about what country songs are about as he tries to write about what he knows. Patty Griffin states that she hates the title folk music because she likes rock and Motown. Bonny Throckmorton puts an emphasis on the importance of melody in musical compositions.

The article reports that the Texas Historical Commission is planning to purchase Davy Crockett's 1834 famous letters, in which he described Texas as "the garden spot of the world." The letter, which was the last that Crockett ever wrote, has been quoted in nearly every history of the Texas Revolution, from scholarly tomes to grade-school textbooks.

The article focuses on the multifaceted nature of the phrase "Remember the Alamo" and how it has been used as a rallying cry in Texas, prompting a reflection on the broader historical context beyond the iconic battle of 1836.

Presents an article about a father's response to the dress code set by a school in Texas. Effect of dress codes on students; Opposition of parents to the dress code; Actions taken by the parents to abolish the dress code.