Power

From H. Ross Perot to the people who will run Texas in the nineties, from couples with clout to the Brownwood Mafia, we present the most complete guide to power in Texas ever compiled.

by Paul Burka

Growing Up With George and Martha

By turning two tiny dots into two huge hippos, James Marshall made an indelible mark on children’s literature, and little people laughed happily ever after.

by Stephen Harrigan

Most Likely to Succeed

Seven outstanding young Texas design students translate their visions of fairy tales, Greek goddesses, and Catholic rituals into fashion statements.

by Helen Thompson

All Choked Up

A ground war at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport is turning innocent passengers into anxious bystanders.

by Jerome Greer Chandler

The Balcones Escarpment

The blackland prairie of the old South meets the wide-open spaces of the wild West at Texas’ great geologic divide.

by Stephen Harrigan

The Trip to Paradise

Small Texas towns live either in our memory or in our imagination. The ones with the storybook names live in both.

Text by Horton Foote

This Can’t Be Happening to Me

From the look on my doctor’s face, I knew the results of the biopsy. The lump in my breast was cancer.

by Luticia Conder

Behind the Lines

The World War I theory of law.

by Gregory Curtis

Business

Go East, Young Man

Texas developers are snapping up land, putting together deals, and building like crazy—in Washington, D.C.

by Harry Jaffe

Lifestyle

One Man, One Oat

Twenty years ago the Furry Freak Brothers, Dealer McDope, and Oat Willie were Austin’s underground heroes. A mild-mannered ex-hippie reveals how he lived the legend.

by Wally Stopher

Art

Lost Horizons

An exhibit at Fort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum contends that before the cowboy became America’s hero, Indians and mountain men were the icons of a vanishing frontier.

by Michael Ennis

Books

Poison Pen

Dallas’ drive-in film critic Joe Bob Briggs made us laugh at bad movies. When we became the butt of the joke, it wasn’t funny anymore.

by Drew Jubera

Classical Music

That’s Entertainment

The Houston Grand Opera was out to impress, with its new house and three ambitious productions in one week, but what it proved best was just how enjoyable this brand of theater can be.

by W. L. Taitte

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

A black and gamy Monday; Wick Allison as low-profile Buckley; heartthrobs Quaid and Swayze; fine food for feedlots; Augie’s Gringo Lingo.

by Alison Cook

Roar of the Crowd

Methodist misadventures, political predicaments, utopian unrest.

The National Tour of Texas

In the Mesquite Kingdom, where the coyotes howl, the wind blows free at the MacArthur Academy of Freedom, an honest face gets you a phone and immigration throws mariachi parties.

by Dick J. Reavis

State Secrets

Halloween handouts for a savings and loan; why the Texaco-Pennzoil decision was predictable; bad news for judicial reform; UT and A&M head south; the King Ranch contemplates a road.

Edited by Paul Burka

What’s Good For the Goose

Most recipes for game birds amount to long, slow overkill. Only quick, hot cooking ensures that red-meat birds retain their rich flavor.

by Susan Chadwick

Sweet Potato and Tortilla Cake

From “What’s Good For the Goose”

Zinfandel Mole Sauce

From “What’s Good For the Goose”

Quick Cuisine: Winter’s Bounty

Specialties of the season make for a chil-proof midwinter meal.

by Ann Clark

Roasted Acorn Squash Soup

From “Quick Cuisine: Winter’s Bounty”

Scallop Saute With Winter Vegetables

From “Quick Cuisine: Winter’s Bounty”

Baked Chocolate-and-Hazelnut Mousse

From “Quick Cuisine: Winter’s Bounty”

A Grande Finale

A Southern sweet lightens up to become an airy cloud of home confection.

Bread Pudding Souffle With Whiskey Sauce

From A Grande Finale