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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]
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: Black-Eyed Pea Pie » [State Fare]
State Secrets
reporter
Serious Fun » [Reporter]
The Grim Recorders [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Black-Eyed Pea Pie » | 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]
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: East Texas Onion Pudding » [State Fare]
High Water [State Secrets]
reporter
Nowhere to Run [Reporter]
Power Trip [Reporter]
Magnet Musicians [Reporter]
food
State Fare: East Texas Onion Pudding » | 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]
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]
El Norte: The Cuisine of Northern Mexico » [State Fare]
Sleeping Elephants [State Secrets]
reporter
Downtown Upturn [Reporter]
Kernels of Truth [Reporter]
food
El Norte: The Cuisine of Northern Mexico » |
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]
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]
Lamb Chops » [State Fare]
Trade War [State Secrets]
reporter
The Slack Track [Reporter]
The Slosh Factor » [Reporter]
Jazz It Up [Reporter]
food
Lamb Chops » | 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]
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: Lemon Sole with Champagne Sauce » [State Fare]
Coming Home to Roost [State Secrets]
reporter
Art Guile [Reporter]
Brave New Lawn [Reporter]
Skies Unlimited [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Lemon Sole with Champagne Sauce » | 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]
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: Key Lime Pie » [State Fare]
Equal AstroTurf [State Secrets]
reporter
Border Guard [Reporter]
Playbull of the Western World [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Key Lime Pie » |
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]
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: Cheese Strudel With Smoked Salmon » [State Fare]
Ill Suited [State Secrets]
reporter
Paint It Van Black [Reporter]
Barroom Brawl [Reporter]
Parr for the Course [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Cheese Strudel With Smoked Salmon » | August 1991
features
A Guard In Gangland »
Masked Marvels of Mexico
The Afrin Affair »
Tex Zen
Wet ‘n’ Wacky »
Let Me Hear Silence
columns
Descent With a Dead Man [Behind the Lines]
Getting My Kicks » [Sports]
Safety Last [Business]
Sound and Fury [Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
King of Aces [State Wide Business]
Radio Days [State Wide Business]
Earl Campbell on Mount Bonnell, Austin [State of the Art]
State Fare: Stuffed Onion » [State Fare]
State Secrets
reporter
Gathering of The Klan [Reporter]
Pop Art [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Stuffed Onion » | 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]
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: Tortilla-Wrapped Fish » [State Fare]
Smog Suit [State Secrets]
reporter
Stellar Static [Reporter]
Howling Success [Reporter]
Jail for Sale [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Tortilla-Wrapped Fish » |
October 1991
features
What a Dish!
Benny and The Boys
The Eye of the Bull
The Best and the Worst Legislators 1991 »
columns
The Catfish Farm [Behind the Lines]
Born Again [Shopping]
This One’s a Beaut! [Culture]
Unsung Hero » [Sports]
Sincerely, Clint [Books]
Buried Treasures » [Art]
miscellany
Guard Duty [Roar of the Crowd]
Firefighter at the End of the Day » [State of the Art]
State Fare: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bread » [State Fare]
Conflict of Interest [State Secrets]
reporter
Class Speaker [Reporter]
Video of the Month [Reporter]
Late Bloomer [Reporter]
S.A. Print Wars Revisited [Reporter]
Club Hubbub [Reporter]
Le Rave On [Reporter]
Let’er Rip! » [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bread » | November 1991
features
Blood in the Streets »
Playing It Safe
Dan Rather Is a Good Ol’ Boy »
The War for Thee University
The Three Kingdoms of Kathy Whitmire
The Challengers
The Right Stuffing »
columns
Texas Breaks Away » [Behind the Lines]
Not Those Fort Worth Basses [Lifestyle]
Double Visions [Art]
Billy and Lyndon » [Books]
Plains Song » [Music]
Fab Three » [Pop Culture]
miscellany
A Select Few » [Roar of the Crowd]
Fishing Cabin on the Pedernales River » [State of the Art]
State Fare: Grilled Quail with Polenta on Spinach » [State Fare]
Dirty Deal » [State Secrets]
reporter
Water Rites » [Reporter]
Candle Power » [Reporter]
Bummin’ Around » [Reporter]
Biting Remarks » [Reporter]
Bona Fide Nuts » [Reporter]
food
Cinnamon Turkey Breast »
Turkey Dark Meat in Cranberry and Ancho Chile Sauce »
Sweet Potatoes with Ginger, Pecans, and Jalapeños »
Spicy Cream Spinach with Cheddar Cheese »
Cranberry and Orange Marmalade Relish »
Mushroom-Apple-Poblano Cornbread Dressing »
Buttermilk Pumpkin Pie with Brown-Sugar Cream »
State Fare: Grilled Quail with Polenta on Spinach » | December 1991
features
Can Hollywood Solve JFK’s Murder? »
Golden Oldies »
Murder in the Melting Pot »
“I Have Made Their Lives Miserable”
Brand Name
Wonder Drug on Trial »
columns
A Round Per Second » [Behind the Lines]
Light My Fire » [Health]
Bear With Me » [Environment]
Paper Trail » [Texana]
Down in Del Valle » [Mexico]
Then and Now » [Art]
miscellany
Food for Thought » [Roar of the Crowd]
John the Baptist, Spain, 1954 » [State of the Art]
State Fare: Masa-Battered Shrimp » [State Fare]
Uncandid Camera » [State Secrets]
reporter
Nervous Wrecks » [Reporter]
Plains Poll » [Reporter]
Down Mexico Way » [Reporter]
S. A. Split » [Reporter]
Hard Rock Cachet » [Reporter]
Santa Speaks » [Reporter]
food
State Fare: Masa-Battered Shrimp » |
