Texas: 55 books

Since 1973, one magazine has covered crime in Texas like no one else, delving deep into stories that may turn your stomach—but won't let you turn away. Texas Monthly On... Texas True Crime is a high-speed read around Texas, chasing criminals from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, through gated mansions...

Since 1973, Texas Monthly has spotlighted hundreds of Texans who, for better or worse, make this state like no place else. TEXAS MONTHLY On . . . Texas Women profiles thirteen women who are not only fascinating in their own right, but also representative of the legions of women who have contributed...

Handcuffed and arrested while TV cameras rolled and newspaper reporters scribbled notes this wasn't how Texas Lil's dream was supposed to end. She'd spent 27 years turning the Texas Lils Dude Ranch into a premier vacation spot. Now it was smoldering from a fire so huge that the glow was seen as far...

After two decades of searching for La Salle’s lost ship La Belle, Texas Historical Commission (THC) divers in 1995 located a shipwreck containing historic artifacts of European origin in the silty bottom of Matagorda Bay, off the coast of Texas. The first cannon lifted from the waters bore late...

Bobwhites in the Texas panhandle, prairie grouse in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Gambel's quail in New Mexico's arroyos, blue quail on the staked plains, and doves and Mearn's quail in Arizona. In these lyrical essays, Henry Chappell examines the bonds that exist between hunter, hunting dog, land, and...

As a litigator, you spare no time or expense to ensure you are at peak readiness when the trial rolls around. You know you must do your homework to win cases — thoroughly research the legal issues, draft pleadings, conduct pretrial discovery, prepare witnesses. So don't let all your hard work go...

A Local Practice Guide for Attorneys Procedures and Forms for Local, State and Federal Courts in Harris County With contributions from: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Jefferson,Liberty, and Montgomery counties A Joint Project of the Houston Young Lawyers...

Welcome to Dew Drop, Texas, sweet tea capital of Texas and probably the nation. Maybe even the world. Our claim to fame is the annual Sweet Tea festival that happens in mid-August each year. Marion Cabell Tyree, the mother of sweet tea was born right here in Dew Drop, don’t you know. Anyway,...

The purpose of the book is to help explain Chinese culture for anyone living in, working in, or traveling to China. This book is a collection of true stories that occurred while Texas John was in eastern China. Together these stories tell the tale of the expat experience as lived by a guy...

Disaster recovery guide that provides simple information on how individuals, families and businesses can recover from a disaster such as a wildfire, hurricane, severe weather and more. Created by The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, The Texas A&M System.

A collection of award winning short stories written by Texas Sudents. This is Volume 1 with 12 stories. These short stories will take you on a Sci-Fi trip through Western stories and down to the home front. Each giving you a glimpse into American life and thought, while entertaining you. At the end...

Quips and life advice from a prolific writer of western humor, Texas Bix Bender. Layers of meaning make this ranchman’s humor relative, from the stockyard to the stock market, from the bunkhouse to the watering hole. Gems include: “For every mile of bad road you travel, there’s two miles...

Texas Bix Bender’s witty and straightforward cowboy wisdom is collected here for a new generation of cowboys.  Gems include:  Always drink upstream from the herd.” “If you’re ridin’ a high horse, there ain’t no way to get down off it gracefully.”  “Sorry looks back. Worry...

This sassy cowgirl and her sidekick cowboy partner capture the feminine perspective on life. This common-sense wisdom in humorous form is all about life and love. Women will laugh about it—from the boardroom to the suburban book club. Gems include:  “It is better to be a widower’s...