Sports
May 1, 1993
A Farewell to Arm
Even after his baseball career is over, Nolan Ryan will continue to be a role model for my kids—and me.
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Food & Drink
May 1, 1993
Cream of the Crops
In these nine Texas towns, produce is more than product. It’s pride.
Arts & Entertainment
May 1, 1993
Act II
After years of being alternately judged a great playwright and a great disappointment, Edward Albee has found his footing in Houston, where he teaches, socializes, and gets star treatment.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1993
The Little Engine That Might
From Paris to Dallas, everyone’s asking, Will the bullet train ever get on track?
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1993
Beer Brawl
There’s trouble brewing at the Capitol this spring, and it has lobbyists and legislators foaming at the mouth. The issue? Your right to drink a glass of fresh, tasty beer.
Film & TV
April 1, 1993
Invasion of the Giant Purple Dinosaur
So what if Barney’s New Age niceness annoys some parents? His TV show is a hit with toddlers—and a financial bonanza for the Dallasites who brought him to life.
Texas History
March 1, 1993
Sam the Man
His wives! His lives! A bountiful birthday guide to Sam Houston, Texas’ ultimate hero.
Sports
March 1, 1993
Tom Who?
Jimmy Johnson said he’d see us in the Super Bowl, and he was right. Now he is a hero, and his critics are eating crow.
Texas History
March 1, 1993
Indian Takers
All across Texas, vandals are searching for ancient treasures by looting Indian campgrounds—including the one on my family’s ranch.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1993
About Face
He waffled about the Senate seat, then sought safe harbor in Bill Clinton’s cabinet. Why did Henry Cisneros choose HUD over headlines? Only he knows for sure.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1993
Greetings From Dogpatch
Bill Clinton’s Arkansas isn’t the backwater you might think.
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1992
Bill’s Bungle
By not contesting Texas in the presidential campaign, Bill Clinton did more than throw away votes in 1992. He hurt the prospects of Texas Democrats in 1994 and beyond.
Business
December 1, 1992
Life of a Salesman
He’s no longer at the helm of Neiman’s, but 87-year-old Stanley Marcus still knows how to run a successful business. Just ask him.
Style & Design
December 1, 1992
A Texas-Style Christmas: You Gotta Have Hearth
The secret to a well-appointed Texas Christmas.
Music
September 30, 1992
O Janis
Janis Joplin’s life was about music, rebellion, and excess—but she was influenced most by her tormented relationship with the people and spirit of Port Arthur.
Texas History
August 1, 1992
Masquerader of the Lost Ark
Who came first—Indiana Jones of Hollywood or Vendyl Jones of Arlington, the archaeologist who has spent years trying to dig up the fabled Ark of the Covenant?
Film & TV
June 30, 1992
River Oaks 77019
Two prominent families, one soapy feud. What could be better for a summer miniseries?
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1992
Endless Winter
The fire of democracy has yet to warm Moscow’s soul.
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1992
Can Bob Strauss Save Russia?
Maybe not. But then again, the veteran Texas pol has never taken no for an answer.
News & Politics
May 1, 1992
The Case for Castration
Critics call it brutal and barbaric, but it may be the most effective treatment for sex offenders.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1992
Lakes Alive!
A trip to the Hill Country’s quirky gems will cool your city sensibilities.
Style & Design
December 1, 1991
Brand Name
Long forgotten, Western artist Till Goodan’s bucking broncs and stalwart cowboys are bringing big money and sparking a revival.
Sports
December 1, 1991
“I Have Made Their Lives Miserable”
Young girls who want to win an Olympic gymnastics medal have to pay the price, and Bela Karolyi makes sure that they don’t get off cheap.
True Crime
December 1, 1991
Murder in the Melting Pot
Some Vietnamese immigrants live the American dream. But for the family of Vu Dinh Chung, the dream turned into a fatal nightmare.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1991
The Three Kingdoms of Kathy Whitmire
Her critics used to say that Houston’s mayor was a great administrator but a bad politician. Now, on the eve of her toughest race, her critics are saying just the opposite.
November 1, 1991
The War for Thee University
Pray for Baylor. The Baptists are calling each other flat-earthers and liberal parasites, and the school they call Jerusalem on the Brazos is caught in the middle.
Being Texan
October 1, 1991
The Eye of the Bull
All I wanted to do was photograph the running of the bulls. I never intended to risk my life.
Business
September 1, 1991
The Texas 100
A fresh look at the state’s rich reveals that their fortunes continue to climb.
Politics & Policy
September 1, 1991
Who Says One Man Can’t Change The World?
And now, speaking for the poor and downtrodden, Ernie Cortes.
Being Texan
August 1, 1991
Let Me Hear Silence
Once part of a vast South Texas ranch, Lebh Shomea is a spiritual retreat where pilgrims listen to what absolute quiet has to say.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1991
Tex Zen
When urban stress sets the nerves ajangle, it’s comforting to know there is a Japanese garden nearby.
True Crime
July 31, 1991
A Guard in Gangland
Never before had a correctional officer been tried for the murder of an inmate—and never before had such chilling details been revealed about how our prisons really work.
Style & Design
July 1, 1991
Boots and Me
In Texas, the cowboy boot still makes the man.
Politics & Policy
July 1, 1991
The Ghosts of the Freedmen
Dallas is a city that has prided itself on having escaped the hostility of the civil rights years—until now.
Film & TV
July 1, 1991
Texas Movies: Tender Foote
Oscar-winning screenwriter Horton Foote continues to capture ordinary people coping with life’s difficulties.
Film & TV
July 1, 1991
Texas Movies: The Alamovie
It’s got everything: romance, action, tragedy, coonskin cap.
Film & TV
July 1, 1991
Texas Movies: Coming Soon!
The Lone Star State plays a lead role in fourteen new releases.
Film & TV
July 1, 1991
Texas Movies: In Character
From wheezy-voiced geezers to yuk-it-up yokels, these actors excel at portraying the stereotypical Texan.
Film & TV
July 1, 1991
Texas Movies: Texas Videos
‘Giant’ is just one of the best movies about Texas.
Texas History
June 1, 1991
Peach Dreams
Summertime is warm-and-fuzzy season for fans of Texas’ favorite fruit.
Being Texan
June 1, 1991
Voices From the Dark
Before Dawn was caught in the terrifying grip of schizophrenia, she had been a talented jazz singer. Now her son-in-law tells her story of no place to go.
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1991
Ann of a Hundred Days
Things around the Legislature are looking bleak, but so far, Governor Richards is having the time of her life.
Critters
May 1, 1991
A Fool for Mules
One man’s quest to clear the reputation of an animal maligned.
Sports
May 1, 1991
Armed and Considered Dangerous
The only thing scarier than facing a great pitcher is facing a hothead like Roger Clemens.
Being Texan
April 1, 1991
The Reluctant Duchess
On the hundredth anniversary of San Antonio’s Fiesta, a duchess from the 1963 court still cringes at her memories of the social whirl.
Health
April 1, 1991
Calm After the Storm
Stormie Jones’s historic transplant gave her four and a half good years. But at what cost?
Health
April 1, 1991
Arrival of the Fittest
Nice-guy bodybuilder Larry North has muscled his way into Dallas’ power circles.
Art
April 1, 1991
Cult of Self
With their earnest autobiographical and cultural themes, the young Mexican painters and sculptors are following the legacy of Frida Kahlo.
Art
April 1, 1991
Looking at Mexico
Visitors may suffer from culture shock upon seeing the artistic riches of “Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries.”
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1991
Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog
“Guys like me like Iraq,” says Houston oilman Oscar Wyatt. “That’s the way the real world works, baby.”