January 1994 Cover

ON THE COVER: Illustration by Richard Thompson.
© 1992 Richard Thompson. Originally in The New Yorker. All Rights Reserved.

January 1994

Table of Contents

Features

The 1994 Bum Steer Awards

A year of Arlington appellations, bedouined Bush, candied coiffures, detestable dinosaurs, effervescent executioners, fancy fertilizer, greedy Gorbachev, holy Halloweens, ignorant ichthyofauna, Japanese jokes, klipped Klingons, lottery lovebirds, medical margaritas, nude nuptials, overwhelmed ostriches, pugilistic pitchers, quashed quarterback, royal redialings, satanic Santas, titillating typos, UFO urgings, vindictive Vermonters, wanted: wives, X-citable X-orcists, yawing Yorkshires, and zapped Zarffirini.

Nashville City Limits

Once, country acts made art in Austin and money in Nashville. Today each place is a lot like the other, which is why more Texas singers are heading east.

by Joe Nick Patoski

What I Learned in The Bubble

Until I house-sat there last year, I thought I knew rarefied Highland Park. To my surprise, it was much more fragile and defensive than it had seemed.

by Dana Rubin

The Great Defenders

Who cares if they dress differently, act differently, and spell their names differently? Brother Dick DeGuerin and Mike DeGeurin are two of the best attorneys in Texas, and for that they can thank their mentor, legal legend Percy Foreman.

by Robert Draper

Will This Be the Most Important City of The Twenty-first Century?

Forget what you’ve heard about Mexico City’s “urban hell.” From its well-organized workers to its highly evolved social system, it could be NAFTA’s greatest economic success story.

by Robert Barnstone

Columns

Art

When Worlds Collide

A Houston art exhibit juxtaposes spirit and science with family photos, Tylenol caplets, and gigantic blood cells.

by Michael Ennis

Behind the Lines

Jim’s Cowboys

by Gregory Curtis

Environment

Homing Instinct

How a Texas oil company took a mountain of coastal muck and created a cozy abode for whooping cranes.

by Jane Grandolfo

Books

Stitches in Time

Houstonian Betty Ring’s Girlhood Emboidery is a richly illustrated survey of centuries-old needlework.

by Anne Dingus

Reporter

Reporter

Morales’ Paralysis

How has Attorney General Dan Morales performed in his first term? Indecisively.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Reporter

KSNooze

The good news: Houston has an all-news channel. The bad news: It’s no CNN.

by Tim Fleck

Reporter

ASKed Out

My third year organizing the JFK assassination conference was one year too many.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

Mountain Man

State of the Art

Southern Methodist University Legend Doak Walker, Circa 1948

State Secrets

Ceiling Price

by Paul Burka

Recipes

Wild Mushroom and Leek Tart

Herb Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe

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