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January 1991 features The 1991 Bum Steer Awards » God’s Jeweler The Hyde Park Rapist Highway 1 Passage to Indian columns The Governor Who Ate Onions [Behind the Lines] Coffee Mates [Lifestyle] Big Bang [Science] A Bitter Pill [Business] reporter Serious Fun » [Reporter] The Grim Recorders [Reporter] miscellany The Art of Persuasion [Roar of the Crowd] Return to Sender [State Wide Business] Risky Business [State Wide Business] Texas Desperado [State of the Art] State Fare » State Secrets food Black-Eyed Pea Pie » Cornbread » State Fare »
February 1991 features Sissy Spacek’s Long Walk Home » Survivors More Precious Than Oil “I’m Not a Bad Girl. I Just Do Bad Things” Sweet Hearts Is the Legislature For Sale? columns The biggest Bandits [Behind the Lines] Barney’s Does Dallas [Shopping] Saving Face [Business] The Old Soldier [Politics] Yo, Y’all [Popular Music] reporter Nowhere to Run [Reporter] Power Trip [Reporter] Magnet Musicians [Reporter] miscellany Tales From the Oil Patch [Roar of the Crowd] Question Authority [State Wide Business] Hock Treatment [State Wide Business] Atlas Moth [State of the Art] State Fare » High Water [State Secrets] food East Texas Onion Pudding » State Fare »
March 1991 features Into The Storm » The Ornish Treatment Young Riders Recipe for Success » The Greek Way columns Busing Money [Behind the Lines] King Crab » [Food] A Lovers’ Knot [Books] Pen Pal [Law] Road Warriors [Environment] reporter Downtown Upturn [Reporter] Kernels of Truth [Reporter] miscellany Reptile Rescuers [Roar of the Crowd] Means of Descent [State Wide Business] Making the Team [State Wide Business] Court Order [State Wide Business] Lois Hollingsworth Ziler [State of the Art] State Fare » Sleeping Elephants [State Secrets] food Enchiladas in Salsa Chipotle » Salsa Chipotle » State Fare »
April 1991 features Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog » Looking at Mexico Cult of Self Arrival of the Fittest Calm After The Storm The Reluctant Duchess columns Twilight Zone [Behind the Lines] Up to Speed [Law] College Tries [Lifestyle] Jump Starter [Popular Music] reporter The Slack Track [Reporter] The Slosh Factor » [Reporter] Jazz It Up [Reporter] miscellany No Place Like Home [Roar of the Crowd] Two-way Street [State Wide Business] Net Worth [State Wide Business] At the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce [State of the Art] State Fare » Trade War [State Secrets] food Ballroom Lamb Chops » Jalapeno-Blue Cheese Sauce » State Fare »
May 1991 features Poor Willie » The Cheerleader Murder Plot » How the West Was Worn » Armed and Considered Dangerous A Fool for Mules Ann of A Hundred Days columns Cutting Up Dallas [Behind the Lines] Mood Indigo » [Texana] Hall of Fame [Sports] Aural Fixation [Books] reporter Art Guile [Reporter] Brave New Lawn [Reporter] Skies Unlimited [Reporter] miscellany Fair Funding [Roar of the Crowd] Food Fight [State Wide Business] Fathers of Invention [State Wide Business] Opening night for Los Tecolotes [State of the Art] State Fare » Coming Home to Roost [State Secrets] web exclusives food Lemon Sole with Champagne Sauce » Fish Stock » State Fare »
June 1991 features Secret Summer Places » Voices From The Dark Signs of the Times The Real Deal vs. The Real Meal Peach Dreams columns Pleasure Island [Behind the Lines] Mix Masters » [Food] Dough Boy [Politics] Animal House [Science] reporter Border Guard [Reporter] Playbull of the Western World [Reporter] miscellany Soft Touch [Roar of the Crowd] Ranching Out [State Wide Business] Continental’s Drift [State Wide Business] El Paso County, Texas, 1988 [State of the Art] State Fare » Equal AstroTurf [State Secrets] food Key Lime Pie » State Fare »
July 1991 features Texas Movies Texas Movies: Texas Videos Texas Movies: Hollywood, TX » Texas Movies: In Character Texas Movies: Coming Soon! Texas Movies: The Alamovie Texas Movies: Tender Foote The Ghosts of the Freedmen Boots and Me Perils of Politics columns The Queen and I [Behind the Lines] Pomp and Circumstance [Lifestyle] Lights! Camera! [Texana] Going by the Book » [Politics] reporter Paint It Van Black [Reporter] Barroom Brawl [Reporter] Parr for the Course [Reporter] miscellany IRS Blues [Roar of the Crowd] Uniform Success [State Wide Business] Fraud Buster [State Wide Business] When I Was A Cowboy [State of the Art] State Fare » Ill Suited [State Secrets] food Cheese Strudel With Smoked Salmon » Shallot Vinaigrette » Tomato Flowerpots » State Fare »
September 1991 features Who Says One Man Can’t Change The World? Dances With Weaves The Texas 100 The Texas 100: Index columns Free to Kill [Behind the Lines] Red Tape [Business] Fire Power » [Food] Blues in the Night [Art] New Ball Game [Sports] reporter Stellar Static [Reporter] Howling Success [Reporter] Jail for Sale [Reporter] miscellany The Reel Thing [Roar of the Crowd] Plugged In » [State Wide Business] Sales Pitcher » [State Wide Business] Bunker Hunt, 1980 [State of the Art] State Fare » Smog Suit [State Secrets] food Tortilla-Wrapped Fish » State Fare »