First Light

Texas’ morning glory by thirteen photographers.

by Stephen Harrigan

High Noon at the Circle C

Gary Bradley, a hot young land speculator inn Austin, was in the middle of a $50 million deal when he ran into an outraged environmental movement and a lobbyist with some powerful clients. The fight was on.

by Gary Cartwright

Why I Hate Lamaze

New parents, beware! The only think I got out of my six Lamaze classes was permission to enter the delivery room with my wife.

by Joseph Nocera

Take Me Across the River

The writer had no papers, but he wanted to get from Mexico to Houston. His best chance was to put his passage into the hands of a coyote, for a fat fee.

by Tianguis Perez

Texas Primer: The Cattle Guard

You may have played on one when you were a kid, but it’s no fun for cows.

by Rodney Webre

Shameless Pastries, Mythical Chocolates, Shocking Sorbets

Bearing Gallic sophistication and outrageously delicious desserts, the Lenotre family has taken Dallas and Houston by storm.

by Alison Cook

Out of Action

He was an aggressive cop with one of the toughest beats in Dallas. But after fourteen years and another killing, the department took him off the street and slapped him behind a desk.

by Jan Reid

Western Art: A Horse of a Different Color

A fresh interpretation of a classic genre.

by Jeff Smith

Business

Honk If You Love Elephants

With the Republican convention only three months away, Dallas’ sales forces are frantically gearing up for a merchandising bonanza.

by Mark Seal

Behind the Lines

I take over Exxon.

by Gregory Curtis

Crime

Just Friends

The story of Lenell Geter’s release from prison is unfinished without the tale of the conservative engineers who stuck their necks out to help a friend in trouble.

by Peter Applebome

Movies

Cheetah! Fetch Tarzan New Script

In Greystoke, neither Tarzan nor the audience gets to have any fun; Moscow on the Hudson takes a wonderful comedy and runs; Racing With the Moon is nostalgic and sure, but the plot comes undone.

by James Wolcott

Books

Uncivil Wars

Civil Wars is armed with first-rate writing; Free Agents is a grab bag of Max Apple’s short fiction; Edisto is a precocious first novel; Group Therapy doesn’t probe deeply enough; Lords of the Earth is yet another Texas oil saga.

by John Davidson

Theater

Awash in the Limelight

New blood and a commitment to high standards at the Theater Center and the Plaza have helped to make this theatrical season Dallas’ best.

by W. L. Taitte

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

A nuclear quandary in West Texas; the fine art of political feuding in San Antonio; the redfish ranching business in Monahans; the education of a power broker in training in Houston.

by Alison Cook

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Stick around and we’ll show you some of Texas’ best jam and jelly makers.

by Patricia Sharpe

Puzzle

State Secrets

Why Mark White wishes he’d never heard of H. Ross Perot; a new lawsuit threatens to play havoc with local schools; one last word (we promise) about yuppies; seems like politics as usual at UT.

Edited by Paul Burka