The Capital Call Girls

The shocking story of Austin’s underworld, and how a state bureaucrat got in too deep.

by Robert Draper

Sitting Pretty

After years of maintaining perfect public composure, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison now wears her ambition on her sleeve.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Adkins Family Values

The family that plays together stays together. Meet one of the world’s most successful classical music clans.

by Skip Hollandsworth

War Paint

Fifty years after the bloody battle of Peleliu, Tom Lea’s paintings still prove war is hell.

by Anne Dingus

Rip on a Tear

With his starring role on The Larry Sanders Show, Rip Torn is no longer Rip scorned.

by Gary Cartwright

Chile Weather

It’s harvest time for the green chile—the mild-mannered pepper that adds zest to almost any dish.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Behind the Lines

Title Town

by Mimi Swartz

Lifestyle

The Good Soldier

In 1968 Jug Burkett served his country in Vietnam. Today he battles the stereotype of Vietnam vets as down-and-out losers.

by Glenna Whitley

Texana

Les Misérables

We set out to teach the French about real Texas chili. We ended up eating a big bowl of crow.

by C. W. Smith

Literature

The Don of Dallas

From The Manchurian Candidate to Prizzi’s Money, Richard Condon delivers wry thrillers readers can’t resist.

by William Cobb

Reporter

Empty Cup

To Dallas, the World Cup meant gearing up for riots, a crime wave, and—of course—real football.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Reporter

Messing With Texas

TV glitzmeister Aaron Spelling tries to wakeup Michener’s epic snooze.

by Helen Thompson

Reporter

Set in Stone

My encounter with President Clinton had to be true. It was in the New York Times.

Roar of the Crowd

Pigskin Profile

State of the Art

Beverly Raub and Duke, Galveston, 1993

State Secrets

Gas Pained

by Paul Burka

Black Bean Dip

Recipe from Teala's, Houston

Teala’s Salsa

Recipe from Teala’s, Houston

Mango Margaritas

Recipe from Teala’s, Houston

State Fare

Teala’s, 3210 W. Dallas, Houston

by Patricia Sharpe