July 1992

Table of Contents

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Features

Ann’s Plans

Is Ann Richards planning a historic move from the statehouse to the White House?

River Oaks 77019

Two prominent families, one soapy feud. What could be better for a summer miniseries?

Possessed by the Devil

The way two mysterious deaths affected the town of Childress says a lot about the lure of satanism and the power of gossip.

All’s Fair in Love and Catfish

Staring down a Mississippi monopoly, one Brazoria County company hopes to become a bigger fish in a big pond.

To Ellum and Back

The face of Dallas’ most eclectic neighborhood changes every day, but its appeal remains familiar—and it keeps getting stronger.

Hot Shot

Haven’t heard of Geof Kern, Texas’ most famous photographer? You must live here.

Columns

Behind the Lines

Happy Babble

Books

The Invisible Man

El Paso author Cormac McCarthy has always shunned fame, but his latest novel may nally force him into the spotlight.

Politics

Politics Red Square

Texas scientist Arnold Lockshin defected to Russia to find a new life. Has the collapse of communism shattered his dreams?

Art

Southern Exposure

At Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Mexican photographers portray their culture with rare empathy and a sense of wonder.

Reporter

Reporter

Going, Going, Gone

Sam Greer admired his wife’s work—so much that he decided to share it.

Reporter

Between the Lines

A graphoanalyst sees personality writ largein the smallest of details.

Reporter

Too Legit to Quit

Ward and deejays Murphy, Milton, and Love rap about rappers.

Reporter

Gold Star

Reporter

Elvisualizations

Reporter

Eye of the World

Miscellaneous

Roar of the Crowd

Tough Choices

State of the Art

Arcola Cafe

State Secrets

Aggie Land

Can the Aggies turn land in Guam into a record donation?