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Articles in May, 2002 issue of Texas Monthly

• Restaurant guide: a selective guide to food and drink.~(restaurant review)
  by Patricia Sharpe
• It's no mystery: how can you become a critically acclaimed, groundbreaking, must-read novelist like me? Talent is the least of your worries. (The Last Roundup)
  by Kinky Friedman
• Brownsville to Laredo on U.S. 83 and Mexico Highway 2: vintage jukeboxes, puffed tacos, a deserted village--and a vision of Tom Landry.
• Right makes might: a showdown over science textbooks proves a conservative think tank is a player in the power game, but GOP moderates suspect a hidden agenda. (on Politics)
  by Patricia Kilday Hart
• Galveston to Corpus on FM 521, Texas Highway 35, and other roads: snow geese, the big tree, sandy beaches--and one gigantic chemical plant
• Moving pictures; at this year's FotoFest in Houston, digital art--once notable for its novelty--was actually done well, and the still picture seemed like an anachronism. (on Art)
  by Michael Ennis
• San Antonio to Loving on Texas Highway 6: huge apple pies, a Japanese submarine, handmade soaps--and a dressed flea.
• Unfair attack. (Roar Of The Crowd)
• Tune in, turn on; Bobby Patterson, of Grand Prairie's KKDA-AM, is an old-school deejay who has no place in the cookie-cutter world of modern radio. No wonder he's my favorite. (on Media).
  by Joe Nick Patoski
• Fredericksburg to Amarillo on U.S. 87: black-chinned hummingbirds, rusting tractors, chuckwagon breakfasts--and a restored brothel.
• Beaumont to Texarkana on U.S. 69, FM 1013, Texas highways 87 and 21, and U.S. 59: cypress swamps, Tex Ritter memorabilia--and a spot that spooked Spielberg.
• Fine art
  by Katy Vine
• Scott & White advancing medicine
• San Antonio to El Paso on U.S. 90 and interstate 10: an old opera house, judge Roy Bean's grave, ancient pictographs--and a drug blimp.
• My favorite road trip: two traffic tickets, one lime-green VW bug, alsatian cheese pockets, and the wind-borne contents of a baby potty: Texas celebrities remember their most memorable drives.
  by Peter Sanders
• Straight talk. (Around The state)
  by Brian D. Sweany
• Cat Osterman: the UT-Austin softball star has olympic dreams -- and perfect pitch. (A Few Words With ...)
  by Brian D. Sweany
• Route 66: grain elevators, road coffee, the "town" of Amarillo-and a cowboy named Bronc
• Pamela Colloff relativity: my long-lost Texas cousins turned out to be everything that my New York family is not. (First Person)
• Galveston to Quanah on Texas highway 6: a secret garden, a drive-through feedstore, presidential papers, tasty pinto beans--and a picasso.
• Gig'em, Ray: good-bye to A&M president Ray Bowen, who endured tragedy, won national recognition for Aggie Academics, and -- amazing but true -- didn't meddle with football. (Behind the Lines)
  by Paul Burka
• Sand trap: in the desert hideout of Lajitas, a wealthy developer is spending more than $80 million to build a luxury golf course and resort. That may not be enough to protect him from the elements. (Reporter: the state of our state)
  by John Spong
• Around the state: a selective guide to amusements and events.
  by Patricia Busa McConnico
• Wichita falls to Brownsville on U.S. 281: rare books, blueberry pie, a faith healer's shrine--and one deep hole.
• Austin to Caddo Lake on Interstate 35, U.S. 79, and Texas Highway 43: African masks, two old steam locomotives, lady bird's childhood home--and miniature donkeys.
• Cold comfort: for road-weary Texans the nostalgic pull of Dairy Queen is strong -- and its soft-serve ice cream as delicious as ever. (on Texana).
  by Anne Dingus
• Giant: the third volume of Robert Caro's biography covers LBJ's senate years in excruciating detail, but give him credit: he knows how to tell a story. (on Books).~(book review)
  by Don Graham