How They Do It

How Jim Wright schoozes, George Foreman bruises, ZZ Top trims, and Janet Evans swims, plus the straight skinny on everything else from nearly fifty other Texas celebrities.

by Evan Smith

Invasion of The Giant Purple Dinosaur

So what if Barney’s New Age niceness annoys some parents? His TV show is a hit with toddlers—and a financial bonanza for the Dallasites who brought him to life.

by Mimi Swartz

“Why Us?”

Since AIDS infected their lives, the proud, the deeply religious Allens have been left to ponder the eternal questions of faith and suffering.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Beer Brawl

There’s trouble brewing at the Capitol this spring, and it has lobbyists and legislators foaming at the mouth. The issue? Your right to drink a glass of fresh, tasty beer.

by Gary Cartwright

The Little Engine That Might

From Paris to Dallas, everyone’s asking, Will the bullet train ever get on track?

by Paul Burka

Behind the Lines

The Vaquero’s Gun

by Paul Burka

Texana

Goliad’s Ghosts

At Goliad, you can walk among the ghosts of Fannin’s men and the echoes of the rallying cry that history forgot.

by Melanie Cole

Lifestyle

Power Flower

Mother Nature made it impossible to grow azaleas in Dallas’ alkaline soil—unless you mulch with money.

by Dana Rubin

Music

French Twist

In Texas, singer Calvin Russell can barely fill a club. In France, he’s more popular than Willie—and sells more records.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Business

Homing Instinct

Did South-western Bell move its main office to San Antonio strictly for business or because its head honcho is a Texan.

by Melissa Fletcher Stoltje

Reporter

Art Attack

by Helen Thompson

Reporter

Hog Wild

Houston’s young execs take to the streets on a fleet of shiny Harleys.

by Helen Thompson

Reporter

Blood Relations

A modern surgeon employs a long-discredited cure-all: medicinal leeches.

by Helen Thompson

Roar of the Crowd

A Special Issue

Recipe

Cornish Game Hens Acapulco

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe

State of the Art

Roadrunner in Mid-glide, 1991

by

State Secrets

Denver or Bust

by Paul Burka