March 23, 2026

The Texas Moon, and Elsewhere

Throughout most of the twentieth century, two figures have epitomized Texas: the cowboy and the multimillionaire. The cowboy is gone, but the passionate intemperance of the six-gun days lives on. The rich man abounds, and his mythology, money—Big Money—is the only mythology left. One of the many fine young writers to come out of the state eulogizes “Texas Passing.”