April 1994 Cover

ON THE COVER: Photograph by Wyatt McSpadden

April 1994

Table of Contents

Features

Sadder but Wiser

What’s eating Ann Richards? As her reelection campaign finally gets in high gear, the governor seems to be fighting a case of the mopes.

by Paul Burka

Fit for a Queen

A look back at San Antonio Fiesta gowns reveals how the dresses have gone from elegant to excessive.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

The Innocent and The Damned

The case against Fran’s Day Care in Austin raised the specter of Satanic conspiracy—just like hundreds of similar controversial child abuse cases across the country.

by Gary Cartwright

The Promised Land

We are sixth-generation Texans and we are Jews. My family’s history is an account of the price we have paid to be both.

by Mimi Swartz

Rhapsody in Blue

With its wildflowers, Texas history, and romantic B&Bs, Washington County is an enchanted April getaway.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Home Field Advantage

Baseball season is here at last, and for the Texas Rangers and their fans, it’s a whole new Ballpark.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Columns

Behind the Lines

The Game’s Over

by Gregory Curtis

Travel

Something Wild

For an off-beat trip, head to Glen Rose, home of dinosaur tracks, exotic animals, a creationism museum, and lots more.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Sports

Once Upon a Green

Carrying someone else’s golf bag used to be the best way to learn about the game. Now caddying is a lost art.

by Turk Pipkin

Health

Growing Young

Want to turn back the clock? A clinic in Mexico peddles a wonder hormone—just don’t expect to hear about its downside.

by Terry Todd

Lifestyle

Crash Course

In the forties I was just a kid with a Kodak, but my fascination with car wrecks taught me many lasting lessons.

by William J. Helmer

Reporter

Reporter

Grounded

Juvenile crime has cities across Texas resorting to teen curfews. Do they work?

by Audrey Duff

Reporter

Rebel Rousers

In Tyler, a high school student’s Confederate flag T-shirt is raising old fears.

by Helen Thompson

Reporter

Karate Cop

Tough guy Chuck Norris’ kick is better than his kiss on the TV hit Walker, Texas Ranger.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Reporter

Murder, They Wrote

Two true-crime books unravel the twisted and deadly story of Dallasite Joy Aylor.

by Anne Dingus

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

Rangers on Duty

State of the Art

Margie Rubio, El Paso, 1993

State Secrets

Banned

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Recipes

Stuffed Lamb Tenderloin

Tomatillo-Mint Sauce

Edible Flowers

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe

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