Vain Glory

Jerry Jones may have the biggest ego in football, but don’t bet against him. Even without Jimmy Johnson, he still has the best team.

by Gary Cartwright

Death Watch

In Houston, Kennie Matthews’ wife was killed in a midday robbery. Another senseless murder, and yet another reason why Texans’ fear of crime has never been higher.

by Mimi Swartz

Defending Their Lives

Tired of constantly feeling threatened, these Houstonians won’t be caught with their guard down.

Photographs and text by Robet Ziebell

The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (But Just Barely)

After fifteen years, Tommy Tune and Larry L. King are at it again: The sequel to the most famous musical about our state opens of Broadway.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Invasion of the Organ Snatchers

An inside look at the doctors, donors, and surgical drama of a weekend with a Dallas liver transplant team.

by Scott McCartney

Down by the Riverside

More people visit San Antonio’s River Walk than the Alamo. Here’s why—our complete guide to the sights, restaurants, shops, and lore of Texas’ most popular urban park.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Behind the Lines

Nixon’s Prosecutor

by Robert Draper

Business

What’s the Beef?

Two Dallas steakhouses are accusing each other of libel, slander, and phony advertising. It should be a juicy case.

by Anne Dingus

Health

Nerve Center

A Dallas clinic offers hope to pain patients, treating chronic suffering not as a symptom but as a disease itself.

by Jim Atkinson

Lifestyle

What a Way to Go

Before he sold his legendary wine cellar, Marvin Overton threw a Texas-zise party with a Longhorn named Bubba.

by John Anderson

Travel

Southern Breeze

With ancient ruins, exotic foods, and native wares, Oaxaca is a one-stop get-away for heat-plagued Texans.

by Turk Pipkin

Reporter

Rads to Riches

Two Arizona ex-hippie publishers are bringing Texas' weekly papers into the mainstream.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Reporter

Rage On

Who is the loudest, angriest, and hottest metal band you've never heard of? Dallas' Pantera.

Reporter

Harried, With Children

Houston cartoonist Michael Fry takes on the trials of two-career parenting.

by Mimi Swartz

Reporter

Dazed and Discovered

Sometimes stars are found in the unlikeliest places.

by Anne Dingus

State of the Art

Earache Treatment, 1989

State Secrets

Road Kill

by Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

Richards Reconsidered

Greco-Roman Salad

Cannellini Bean Capriata

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe