1993

Porky and Friends, Fort Worth, 1981

Mr. Jones

Lost Weekend

For Texas fans, the only thing worse than getting beat by OU was not being able to party all night.

State and Church

What do Ross Perot and Bob Tilton have in common (besides dallas)? Publications obsessed with them.

Lucken Back

Twenty years later, Jerry Jeff Walker returns to the town his music put on the map.

The Other Henry

Henry Bonilla is our first Hispanic Republican in congress. He won’t be our last.

Vocal Minority

When top black country artists like powerhouse singer Mary Cutrufello take the stage, people listen.

The Watchdog

Forget how she looks. For fifty years, Tyler’s Sarah McClendon has been the most vigilant White House correspondent.

Germ Warfare

With an early flu season and the emergence of deadly diseases this summer, our good health is under siege.

Breakdown!

If you think you’ve seen the worst of crazy, corrupt South Texas politics, you haven’t been to Eagle Pass.

Who Killed Baby Carolyn?

Decades after Carolyn McMorris died of a massive head injury, her sisters shockingly allege that their stepmother murdered her.

Home Made

A gallery of great gifts, cobbled, carved, forged, and stitched by small Texas companies.

Fallen Angels

We started out as pious kids helping Wichita Falls celebrate the birth of Christ. We ended up astray in a manger.

The Old Man and the Tee

How 89-year-old Harvey Penick turned life’s lessons into a best-selling book—and followed it up with another master stroke.

Growing Up in Hate City

My memories of Vidor.

Vidor in Black And White

The story of this notorious East Texas city isn’t a simple racist fable. It’s a complicated tragedy about a society that has lost its way.

Five Easy Places

Want to eat a great meal in Dallas without dressing up or dropping a bundle? Cross the river into Oak Cliff.

Small Wonders

How two dallas inventors took products worth pennies and turned them into nationwide success stories.

Seer and Scholar

Home Movies

Hollywood on the Brazos? That’s how it seemed this year, when everyone from Clint Eastwood to Drew Barrymore set up shop in Texas.

Tuff Stuff

Tuff Hedeman was born in El Paso and raised on rodeo. Today he’s one the best bull riders in the world.

The Unknown Hero

Happy two-hundredth birthday, Stephen F. Austin. You were the Father of Texas—and more.

The Trials of Senator Sweet

Did Kay Bailey Hutchison do what she’s accused of—or did Democratic Party officials hatch a conspiracy to get her?

Gila Hell

This will be our routine, I’m sorry to report. Very early every morning, at an hour when the Mogollon Mountains are still velvety silhouettes against the star-smeared sky and the predawn tranquility of the Gila Wilderness has swallowed us into the deepest valley of our dreams, we will be

Shining City

The route to Mexico’s Real de Catorce is not for the faint of heart, but there is more than light at the end of the tunnel.

Battle Royal

Frozen Apples, Tesuque, New Mexico, November 21, 1966

Belle of the Balls

By speaking softly and carrying a custom made stick, san Antonio’s Vivian villarreal is breaking pro pool’s gender barrier.

Denim Debate

Spin Lawyer

High-powered Houston attorney david Berg dominates the court of public opinion.

Shock TV

An X-rated safe-sex video imperils public access telivision in Austin.

Kings of the Road

Their surroundings may be impersonal and impermanent, but when it comes to their freedom, truckers are in the driver’s seat.

What About Bob?

Protection Racket

Ross Perot’s new book says free trade will wreck the country. But his solution would do more harm than good.

All American

The Dallas Museum of Art spent $55 million on a splendid new wing—and redefined itself in the process.

Sex Shooters

Ann-Margret, get your gun: A celebration of pistol-packin’ celluloid cowgirls.

The Last Dance

Fire may have destroyed the oak tree at Crider’s Hill Country dance hall, but our fond memories of it will always live on.

Grand Slam

State of the Art

Considering Connally

Unloading Docs

Ph.D.’s (and other staffers) help UT freshmen move into their dorms.

Video Savants

Meet MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head, the wry handiwork of Dallas’ Mike Judge.

Grande Larceny

Who has stolen almost $1 million worth of chemicals from South Texas farms?

Never Say Die

The Texas Resource Center’s aggressive defense of death row inmates has its critics screaming bloody murder.

Long Shot

A new album showcases the smoky vocals and guitar of Long John Hunter—the man who gave West Texas the blues.

Show Your Colors

You don’t need to travel to Vermont to see fall splendor. Discover it in the Guadalupe Mountains, Texas’ undiscovered national park.

“I Knew I Had Been Hit”

In a chilling excerpt from his autobiography, the late John Connally offers his close-up account of the Kennedy assassination.

Manhunt at Menard Creek

The death of a thief in the Big Thicket has federal officials probing the conduct of local lawmen—and local lawmen complaining about a federal vendetta against the Texas prison system.

The Fugitive

Stardom has caught up with Tommy Lee Jones—finally. But don’t expect him to act like he’s enjoying it.