May 1977 Issue
Features
The Other Texas
Rio Grande City Michael Patrick Houston Suzanne Paul Austin Harry Boyd Rosenberg Joe Baraban Ingram Harry Boyd Hillsboro Nicolas Russell Martindale


Grand Hotels
You won’t find Greta Garbo at these classic establishments, but some things that happen there are straight out of a movie.
The Endless Odyssey of Patrick Henry Polk
Forget all those myths about poverty and welfare. This family is real and they live it.


Columns
A Case of the Blues
If the Southland gave birth to the blues, Mack McCormick wants to know the time and place of the blessed event.
The Wizard of Oz (Ret.)
Question: What goes on behind the closed doors of the stateÌs most elegant restaurant these days? Answer: Nothing.
Catchy Coup
How to squeeze a multimillion-dollar business out of a ten-second radio jingle.
Bombs Bursting in Air
With its latest batch of exploitation movies, Hollywood gets more blood out of old turnips.
Birth of a Notion
It’s called competitive childbirth, but no gold medals are awarded for it.