ON THE COVER: Boquillas Canyon by Laurence Parent
March 1993
Table of Contents
Features
Big Bend Made EasyIt may be more than 800,000 acres, but you can easily cut Big Bend down to size. Here’s how. Worn FreeTop-flight wear (from hat to shoes) for rugged adventures on the Texas terrain. About FaceHe waffled about the Senate seat, then sought safe harbor in Bill Clinton’s Cabinet. Why did Henry Cisneros choose HUD over headlines? Only he knows for sure. |
Indian TakersAll across Texas, vandals are searching for ancient treasures by looting Indian campgrounds—including the one on my family’s ranch. Tom Who?Jimmy Johnson said he’d see us in the Super Bowl, and he was right. Now he is a hero, and his critics are eating crow. Sam the ManHis wives! His lives! A bountiful birthday guide to Sam Houston, Texas’ ultimate hero. |
Columns
HealthRunning RabidBehind the LinesPooped Parties |
FoodLow SteaksHow a cut of meat from the wrong side of the street rose to culinary stardom, plus a guide to Texas’ most authentic fajitas. LifestyleNaked TruthTwice a week I strip for strange men in a topless bar. I worry about just two things: weirdos and what my mother thinks. |
Reporter
ReporterRace WranglingWill public housing in East Texas be integrated? Not if the Klan has its way. ReporterNovel TwistA big new Dallas bookstore with amenities is a hit with the reading public. |
ReporterNo AirheadNASA scientists ignored amateur Forrest Mims—until he proved them wrong. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdHair PieceState of the ArtAt Galveston’s Mardi Gras Parade |
State SecretsVouch Safe |




