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October 1992

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Features

When Chuck Smith kidnapped his own small boys to keep them from his estranged wife, a simple divorce case turned into an international family feud.

Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez has spent most of his 76 years swinging wildly at political heavyweights. Now he’s finally landed a punch—on the president of the United States.

Nothing about Lyle Lovett suggests he’d ever make it big. That’s precisely why he did.

Janis Joplin’s life was about music, rebellion, and excess—but she was influenced most by her tormented relationship with the people and spirit of Port Arthur.

From Scott Joplin to ZZ Top, a comprehensive guide to the best Texas music on CD.

Columns

Behind the Lines

Family

My son ended his life after three years of madness and unbearable depression. Who am I to say he did the wrong thing?

Travel

Brownsville’s Sabal Palm Grove has it made in the shade.

Texana

Bigger than life, drive-in movies defined America’s giddy age of hula hoops, poodle skirts, and blue suede shoes.

Film

Made on a shoestring, Slacker was a hit. Now fans wonder if Hollywood money will change Rick Linklater’s style.

Reporter

Reporter

A gift from James Michener enriches Texas’ student writers.

Reporter

Can the desire to win transform Japan’s gung ho golfers into pros?

Reporter

Small-town Texas gets a taste of national politics up close.

Reporter

Deaths among rare rhinos leave scientists scratching their heads.

Miscellany

State Secrets

Hurricane Andrew’s winds had a message for the Texas coast.

Roar of the Crowd

Recipes

From Kathleen’s Art Cafe, Dallas

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