ON THE COVER: Photograph by Stephen Shames
November 1991
Table of Contents
Features
Blood in the StreetsBlood in the Streets. Houstonians and homicide detectives struggle to cope with a deadly crime wave. Playing It SafeCan you avoid criminal violence? Dan Rather Is a Good Ol’ BoyBut he’d rather not leave CBS to return to Texas, at least not yet. The War for Thee UniversityPray for Baylor. The Baptists are calling each other flat-earthers and liberal parasites, and the school they call Jerusalem on the Brazos is caught in the middle. |
The Three Kingdoms of Kathy WhitmireThe ChallengersIf anyone can keep Whitmire from being Houston’s mayor for life, it’s Sylvester Turner or Bob Lanier. The Right StuffingYou’ll be stuffed, too, after you eat this Thanksgiving dinner. |
Columns
Behind the LinesTexas Breaks AwayLifestyleNot Those Fort Worth BassesWriter Rick Bass’s ornery, individualistic family has spent a generation explaining exactly who they are not. ArtDouble VisionsMelissa Miller’s latest paintings are a dark departure from her past; a Rauschenberg retrospective examines his youthful eye. |
BooksBilly and LyndonLyndon Johnson understood all too well the advantages of being Billy Graham’s buddy. MusicPlains SongWhen Lubbock-born songwriter Butch Hancock steps onstage, West Texas haunts his music. Pop CultureFab ThreeThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, heroes of hippiedom, are alive and well and living in Paris. |
Reporter
ReporterWater RitesTrans-Pecos ranchers grapple with El Paso over the West’s most valuable resource. ReporterBummin’ Around |
ReporterBona Fide NutsDallas’ Bonehead Club revels in a well-deserved reputation for contrariness. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdA Select FewState of the ArtFishing Cabin on the Pedernales River |
State SecretsDirty Deal |
Recipes
State FareChef Harvey Harris, Mezzaluna, Austin |
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