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January 1994
 features The 1994 Bum Steer Awards » Nashville City Limits What I Learned in The Bubble The Great Defenders » Will This Be the Most Important City of The Twenty-first Century? columns When Worlds Collide [Art] Jim’s Cowboys [Behind the Lines] Homing Instinct [Environment] Stitches in Time [Books] reporter Morales’ Paralysis [Reporter] KSNooze [Reporter] ASKed Out » [Reporter] miscellany Mountain Man [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Southern Methodist University Legend Doak Walker, Circa 1948 [State of the Art] Ceiling Price [State Secrets] food Wild Mushroom and Leek Tart » Herb Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette » State Fare » | February 1994
 features The Twilight of the Texas Rangers » Love and Death on the Third Floor » The Crying Game The Guns Of Huejotzingo Go West! » The Temptation of Williamson County columns A Healthy Practice [Behind the Lines] The Deadly DA [Law] Frequent Fliers » [Travel] Me, Myself, and I [Books] Axes to Grind [Music] reporter El Patriot [Reporter] Back to Shul [Reporter] Waco Untold » [Reporter] Iron Man [Reporter] miscellany Vidor Views [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » A Man and His Dog, 1993 [State of the Art] Royal Bust [State Secrets] food Texas Creole Barbecued Shrimp » Texas Cornbread Pudding » Jicama Salad » State Fare » | March 1994
 features Tex-Mex Treks: Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila » The Price of AIDS A Whole New Ball Game Animal Writes » John the Knife columns The Uncertain Sage » [Behind the Lines] The Player [Business] Newgulf, R.I.P. [Lifestyle] Switch-hitter [Music] Good Humor Man [Texana] reporter City Mis-Manager [Reporter] No Ink, No Glory [Reporter] Homeboy [Reporter] miscellany Steered Wrong [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Gussie Nell Davis, Cotton Bowl Parade, 1990 [State of the Art] No Right Turn [State Secrets] food Roast Duck and Creamy Polenta » State Fare » |
April 1994
 features Sadder but Wiser Fit for a Queen The Innocent and The Damned » The Promised Land Rhapsody in Blue Home Field Advantage columns The Game’s Over [Behind the Lines] Something Wild [Travel] Once Upon a Green [Sports] Growing Young [Health] Crash Course [Lifestyle] reporter Grounded [Reporter] Rebel Rousers [Reporter] Karate Cop [Reporter] Murder, They Wrote [Reporter] miscellany Rangers on Duty [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Margie Rubio, El Paso, 1993 [State of the Art] Banned [State Secrets] food Stuffed Lamb Tenderloin » Tomatillo-Mint Sauce » Edible Flowers » State Fare » | May 1994
 features Born to Run » Seasons to Remember » We Will Never Surrender Or Retreat Nouveau Grub » Nerdvana! Black Like Them columns What They Did Wrong [Behind the Lines] Last of a Breed [Politics] Housing Authority [Technology] True Blues [Music] Answer Man [Lifestyle] reporter Talking Fred [Reporter] Central Marketing [Reporter] Ruffled Feathers [Reporter] Reality Bit [Reporter] miscellany Sporting Shots [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Dominoes, Walls Unit, Huntsville [State of the Art] Fred Again? [State Secrets] food Crispy Sweetbreads with Chipotle-Sage Sauce » Cheddar Corn Cakes » State Fare » | June 1994
 features Vain Glory » Death Watch Defending Their Lives The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (But Just Barely) Invasion of the Organ Snatchers Down by the Riverside columns Nixon’s Prosecutor [Behind the Lines] What’s the Beef? [Business] Nerve Center [Health] What a Way to Go [Lifestyle] Southern Breeze » [Travel] reporter Rads to Riches [Reporter] Rage On [Reporter] Harried, With Children [Reporter] Dazed and Discovered [Reporter] miscellany State Fare » Earache Treatment, 1989 [State of the Art] Road Kill [State Secrets] Richards Reconsidered [Roar of the Crowd] food Greco-Roman Salad » Cannellini Bean Capriata » State Fare » |
July 1994
 features The Devil in George Jones The Big Twang His Own Private Marfa Loved to Death A Piece Of the Action Meanwhile, Back at the Cadillac Ranch » columns Affirmative Reaction » [Behind the Lines] My Little Town [Lifestyle] Blood Lines [Books] Machine Dreams [Technology] reporter Starting Over [Reporter] Hung Jurists [Reporter] Dirty Dancing [Reporter] miscellany George the Second [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Three Cab Drivers, Juarez, 1990 [State of the Art] Home a Loan [State Secrets] food Grilled Vegetable Sandwich » Hummus-Tahini Spread » Shallot-Mustard Vinaigrette » State Fare » | August 1994
 features The Capital Call Girls » Sitting Pretty » Adkins Family Values War Paint Rip on a Tear Chile Weather » columns Title Town [Behind the Lines] The Good Soldier [Lifestyle] Les Misérables [Texana] The Don of Dallas [Literature] reporter Empty Cup [Reporter] Messing With Texas [Reporter] Set in Stone [Reporter] miscellany Pigskin Profile [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Beverly Raub and Duke, Galveston, 1993 [State of the Art] Gas Pained [State Secrets] food Black Bean Dip » Teala’s Salsa » Mango Margaritas » State Fare » | September 1994
 features The Texas Twenty Hakeem Olajuwon Bridget Hall David Schwarz Charles Hurwitz » Bob Bullock Tom Caskey Kaye Stripling Todd Oldham Russell Dilday Steve Burrus John O’Quinn Bo Pilgrim Judith Sanders-Castro Aaron Spelling Rick Brettell John Hall Russell Stanphill Tony Vallone Ross Perot, Jr. Selena columns Glorious Sideshow [Behind the Lines] Chemical Warfare [Health] Rave On [Literature] A Good Sport [Sports] Idyll Pleasures » [Travel] reporter Ready to Burn [Reporter] False Profit [Reporter] Wise Blood [Reporter] miscellany Cut Backs [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Turtle in Church, Alice, Texas, 1993 [State of the Art] Wasted Effort [State Secrets] food Scrambled Egg Whites with Smoked Salmon » Roasted Potatoes with Onions » State Fare » |
October 1994
 features How to Marry A Millionaire » “We Get All Hyped Up. We Do a Drive-by.” » The Private Hell of Joel Gregory The Book of Joel The Politics of Winning Rah! Power columns Shape Up » [Behind the Lines] Trial and Error [Crime] Driven to It [Politics] Tour de Folk [Recordings] Sunday Best » [Religion] Lonely Song [Music] Hot and Heavy [Books] reporter All Fired Up [Reporter] Holy Tomato [Reporter] miscellany Always a Lady [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » State of the Art Dealer’s Choice [State Secrets] food Stuffed Quail with Blackberry Essence » State Fare » | November 1994
 features The Sins Of the Father Disarmed and Dangerous Sympathy for The Devils The Seduction of Jane Doe » Hard Times For Henry Black and White World The Best Pecan Pie on Earth » columns Love in Public [Behind the Lines] Sea Change [Environment] Sense and Sensuality [Lifestyle] Stuck in the Middle [Politics] Jungle Fever » [Travel] reporter Bud Wet [Reporter] Tiny Matters [Reporter] Arrested Development [Reporter] miscellany Tall Texans [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Texas Blind Salamander, 1992 [State of the Art] Paper Money [State Secrets] food Venison in Pistachio-Cranberry Sauce » Wild Rice With Pecans and Sun-dried Tomatoes » Pistachio-Cranberry Sauce » Bessie’s Pecan Pie » State Fare » | December 1994
 features Lady Bird Looks Back » Whatever Happened to Ronnie Littleton? » Missions Accomplished George W. Bush and the New Political Landscape » The Sheriff Who Went to Pot » More Colorful Texas Sayings… » columns Page Masters [Books] The Home Vote [Behind the Lines] Kings of Swing [Business] Night Trippers [Health] Best-Case Scenario [Law] reporter Generation Mex [Reporter] War Games [Reporter] Folk Lure » [Reporter] miscellany Heiress Apparent [Roar of the Crowd] State Fare » Bernardo Zuchil and Pontiac, Lajitas Trading Post, 1994 [State of the Art] Beer Bust [State Secrets] food Citrus Cheesecake » Chocolate-Grand Marnier Truffles » State Fare » |