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Last Call
The career of Dallas sportswriter Jim Dent was skyrocketing, then booze and bad behavior caused a hard landing
By Carlton Stowers
History Teacher
Elmer Kelton is likely the best Texas author you've never heard of
Haunted House
The discovery of three dead babies opens up a mystery with little chance of solution
Sweet Revenge
Playwright Tracy Letts gets the last laugh on Dallas
Defining Moment
Forty years later, "local yokels" take pride in covering tragedy
Back From Babylon
He's just one Marine, but this returning trooper saw no quagmire in Iraq
Counsel for the Defense
At 76, flamboyant criminal lawyer Racehorse Haynes keeps doing what he does best--winning
Friday Night Lite
Far away from big cities, big stadiums and big offensive lines, six-man football keeps the game pure
Genetic Criminals
A DNA researcher tracks down the causes of hereditary illnesses
Life in the Slow Lane
This Bush's summer home is a long way from Kennebunkport, but the folks in Crawford think that's fine
Big Tex
Cowboys icon Schramm left his mark on his team and those who knew him
Heavy Traffic
Border drug lords get rich while attorney Mike Barclay gets worn out defending the poor smugglers
Well Versed
Same state, different worlds for two Texas poet laureates
Shot in the Dark
Richard Hicks was found innocent of killing a cop. But the law still sent him away for 15 years.
Contact
A half century later, witnesses insist little greenor maybe brownmen crashed in New Mexico
Heavenly Hoax
Texas town has its own brush with a UFO
White Heat
As a white player on a black baseball team, C.C. Risenhoover saw both sides of the racial divide
The Dead Zone
Thanks to TV, crime scene investigating is the new hot profession, but Max Courtney knows it's more science than art
Tracks of His Tears
His wife murdered their five children, but Rusty Yates was the one labeled a villain. He says don't believe everything you read.
Sisters in Crime
Female authors find a lucrative trade in Texas lawlessness
Lost Youth
A civil suit alleges prosecutorial misconduct in one child's death, another's incarceration
Time of Their Lives
A new movie honors the tough lessons taught by a Bear