1991 – Page 2 of 5

Late Bloomer

Recognition has come very late for Texas’ oldest living artist.

Video of the Month

We’ve Never Been Licked, the World War Two vintage drama starring the Texas Aggies.

Class Speaker

Jim Wright is passing out copies of his book again-and this time it’s required reading.

1991: The Best and the Worst Legislators

We bring you the heroes and the villains of the Capitol circus. Guess which list had more contenders?

What a Dish!

We cleaned our plate at restaurants across Texas. Here are the results: 66 irresistible specialties of the house.

This One’s a Beaut!

How a Fort Worth glass manufacturer became a modern-day medici.

The Catfish Farm

Sincerely, Clint

Oilman, sports-man, high liver, Clint Murchison also knew how to write a good letter.

Buried Treasures

Sifting through stored collections, the Dallas Museum of Art discovers a tradition of spiritual subtlety among Texas artists.

The Texas 100

A fresh look at the state’s rich reveals that their fortunes continue to climb.

Who Says One Man Can’t Change The World?

And now, speaking for the poor and downtrodden, Ernie Cortes.

Sales Pitcher

Whenever sports–souvenir companies look at Rangers ace Nolan Ryan, they see dollar signs.

Plugged In

At Conn Appliances, employees—and customers—are members of the family.

Smog Suit

Bunker Hunt, 1980

Photograph by Harry Benson

New Ball Game

Introducing the Wild West Conference, the ideal league for Longhorn and Aggie football.

The Reel Thing

Jail for Sale

Own a piece of history and get in on the ground floor of the booming penal-corrections-facilities industry.

Howling Success

A racetrack that need not take a bite out of your pocketbook.

Stellar Static

Is the universe too small for two Texas radio star shows?

Fire Power

The habanero chile stokes the burning desire of pepper lovers everywhere.

The Texas 100: Index

Ross Perot is still number one, but here’s where to find the other 99.

Dances With Weaves

Clothes to wear when you know the lay of the land.

Red Tape

To drill for oil in Siberia, you have to overcome three things: the cold, the loneliness, and the Soviet bureaucrats.

Free to Kill

Blues in the Night

Adán Hernandez’s art career was going nowhere. Then Hollywood arrived to make him a star.

Let Me Hear Silence

Once part of a vast South Texas ranch, Lebh Shomea is a spiritual retreat where pilgrims listen to what absolute quiet has to say.

Tex Zen

When urban stress sets the nerves ajangle, it’s comforting to know there is a Japanese garden nearby.

Radio Days

Thirty-five years ago, a Harlingen publisher turned in to Hispanic radio, only to become Texas’ least-known media mogul.

King of Aces

A Dallas insurance firm’s big gamble—backing holes in one at golf tournaments—was right on the money.

State Secrets

Earl Campbell on Mount Bonnell, Austin

Photograph by Michael O’BrienMichael O’Brien put the legendary Heisman trophy winner on the highest available pedestal for this shot. Campbell joins the trio of other famous Texans —Nolan Ryan, George Strait, and former Miss USA Gretchen Polhemus—who have posed looking spiffy for Wrangler’s “Western originals” advertising campaign, created by

Getting My Kicks

How I learned that the toughest job in sports is umpiring girls’ kickball.

Roar of the Crowd

Pop Art

An avid doodler puts a good face on his obsession with snack food.

Gathering of The Klan

Indifference to the KKK may mean that the secret organization has a new cross to bear.

Sound and Fury

When a rare disorder damaged his voice, Johnny Bush had to decide between singing and speaking.

Wet ‘n’ Wacky

From real river water to its playful German theme, Schlitterbahn’s totally tubular!

The Afrin Affair

A tale of rivalry, intrigue, and foul play in the science lab.

Masked Marvels of Mexico

Face to face with wrestling’s Wild Horse, Lone Ranger, and Road Warrior.

A Guard in Gangland

Never before had a correctional officer been tried for the murder of an inmate—and never before had such chilling details been revealed about how our prisons really work.

Safety Last

Deadly explosions at Texas petro-chemical plants have been linked to under-trained outside workers.

Descent With a Dead Man

Boots and Me

In Texas, the cowboy boot still makes the man.

The Ghosts of the Freedmen

Dallas is a city that has prided itself on having escaped the hostility of the civil rights years—until now.

Texas Movies: Tender Foote

Oscar-winning screenwriter Horton Foote continues to capture ordinary people coping with life’s difficulties.

Texas Movies: The Alamovie

It’s got everything: romance, action, tragedy, coonskin cap.

Texas Movies: Coming Soon!

The Lone Star State plays a lead role in fourteen new releases.

Texas Movies: In Character

From wheezy-voiced geezers to yuk-it-up yokels, these actors excel at portraying the stereotypical Texan.

Texas Movies: Texas Videos

‘Giant’ is just one of the best movies about Texas.