Animal Attractions

These seven creatures might be piggy-backed, whale-boned, dog-toothed, goat-eed, elephant-eared, turtle-necked, and bull-headed, but they’re stars just the same.

Photography by Chip Simons

Can Kids On Drugs Be Saved?

Drug treatment seldom works: at many centers, greedy entrepreneurs prey on frightened parents and troubled kids. But one teenager’s parents decided to take one last, desperate step: They sent their son to the toughest program in Texas.

by Skip Hollandsworth

The Old Man and the Secret

Thirty years ago, people couldnt believe it: The old man’s elixir boosted crops, ate up sewage, and made the desert bloom. Today half a dozen Texas companies claim the elixir does all that and a whole lot more.

by Tom Curtis

The Fab Flacks

The nouvelle stars of Houston society are none other than Becca Cason and Holly Moore, the founders of the hippest, most with-it PR machine in the city.

by Mimi Swartz

Western Fling

With the cultrual diversions of a big city and the country comforts of a small town, Fort Worth is the perfect place for a typically Texan weekend.

by John Morthland

The Lost Pyramids

An intrepid explorer searching out Mayan ruins in the Yucatan remains undaunted, despite the language, the unkind elements, and other tropical afflictions.

by Dick J. Reavis

Health

Blood Brothers

by John T. Davis

Behind the Lines

The big buyout.

by Gregory Curtis

Environment

One Tough Bird

After rescuing hundreds of birds from horrible deaths, a Midland woman has finally gained an ally in her war on open oil pits.

by Robert Bryce

Art

Sacred Meets Profane

Benito Huerta reconciles the religious and the worldly in powerfuul new works at Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum.

by Michael Ennis

Reporter

Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go. And While You’re At It, Don’t Light Up, Either

Kicking the habit in Randall County Jail.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Reporter

Finding Mr. Goodbar

Author Don Diebel offers how-to tips for hungry gals in search of available guys like himself.

by Jill Becker

Reporter

A Ride On the Wild Side

Conquering Arlington’s Texas Giant.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Reporter

Clean-Clothes Workout

Pumping iron at Austin’s laundro-gym.

by Lisa Chase

Roar of the Crowd

Recruiting for the environmental team: tackling Texas’ education crisis: seeking justice at the Court of Criminal Appeals.

State Secrets

Hunting for hunting land in the Panhandle: hunting for new legal theories in the Supreme Court: hunting for a reason Bill Clements does what he does.

Edited by Paul Burka