February 1994

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Features

The Twilight of the Texas Rangers

Are the legendary lawmen necessary? Yes, but their inability to grapple with the modern world threatens to make them irrelevant.

Love and Death on the Third Floor

She was the princess who wore Tiffany perfume. He was the middle-class guy who raced cars. But when they met on the cystic fibrosis wing of a Dallas hospital, romance bloomed.

The Crying Game

When Houston’s pro sports teams collapse late in the season—as they may do this year—faithful fans like me are never surprised. We’ve almost come to expect it.

The Guns Of Huejotzingo

On the three days before Lent, amid clouds of smoke and the sounds of musket fire, this tiny town is the site of Mexico’s most chaotic carnival.

Go West!

Now is the time to check out newly stylish hotels and restaurants in West Texas. Tourists aren’t far behind.

The Temptation of Williamson County

Why Austin’s suburban neighbors to the north wouldn’t take a bite out of Apple Computer.

Columns

Behind the Lines

A Healthy Practice

Law

The Deadly DA

Without regrets, Harris County district attorney Johnny Holmes puts more criminals on death row than any U.S. lawman.

Travel

Frequent Fliers

Want to see millions of migrating monarchs on their annual winter getaway? Wing on down to Mexico.

Books

Me, Myself, and I

Once a wild child, now a suburban mom, Marion Winik could be Texas’ next big literary success.

Music

Axes to Grind

When Stevie Ray Vaughan died, Texas lost its premier guitarist. Can any of these ambitious young players fill his boots?

Reporter

Reporter

El Patriot

Border chief Silvestre Reyes confronts illegal imigration—and his heritage.

Reporter

Back to Shul

A group of renowned rabbis teaches many Dallas Jews the deeper meanings of Judaism.

Reporter

Waco Untold

Four quickie Branch Davidian books reveal that the full story has yet to come out.

Reporter

Iron Man

The quietest member of the governor’s fitness panel throws his weight around—at last.

Miscellaneous

Roar of the Crowd

Vidor Views

State of the Art

A Man and His Dog, 1993

State Secrets

Royal Bust

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