ON THE COVER: Photograph by Andrew Eccles/Outline
October 1994
Table of Contents
Features
How to Marry A MillionaireAnna Nicole Smith got her man: the full story on the big gal’s marriage to octogenarian oilman J. Howard Marshall. “We Get All Hyped Up. We Do a Drive-by.”Gangs, guns, and getting in trouble are a way of life for too many teenagers in San Antonio’s projects. The Private Hell of Joel GregoryOne night the pastor of Dallas’ all-powerful First Baptist Church mysteriously resigned. To this day, no one is sure why. |
The Book of JoelExcerpts from Joel Gregory’s new book Too Great a Temptation The Politics of WinningIn the final weeks, the governor’s race is too close to call. Here’s an analysis of what it will take to win. Rah! PowerAll for Texas cheerleading, stand up, sit down, and read, read on. |
Columns
Behind the LinesShape UpCrimeTrial and ErrorFred Zain was once a star witness for the prosecution, but his testimony may have sent innocent men to jail. PoliticsDriven to ItThe law says customers can file their own car papers and save fifty bucks. In practice, forget it. RecordingsTour de FolkDiverse styles and a shared devotion to fold music mark new releases by Nanci Griffith and Robert Earl Keen. |
ReligionSunday BestWith love, discipline, and old-time religion, Kirbyjon Caldwell has built one of Texas’ most vital churches. MusicLonely SongThe troubled imagination that fuels Daniel Johnston's powerful new album could also prove his undoing. BooksHot and HeavyA saga of lust and revenge with a corpulent heroine establishes Carol Dawson as Texas' most promising new writer. |
Reporter
ReporterAll Fired UpA ban against hunting dogs is turning some East Texas hunters into backwoods pyros. |
ReporterHoly TomatoEntrepreneurs in Donna are saving the good name of the real Texas tomatoes that come in a can. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdAlways a LadyState of the Art |
State SecretsDealer’s Choice |




