1995 Archive

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January 1995
January 1995
features
The 1995 Bum Steer Awards
Is MCC Obsolete?
Breaking the Bank
Barry Switzer Gets the Last Laugh
Brush With Fame
Closing the Circle J
columns
Critter Bidders [Business]
The Gate-Crashers [Behind the Lines]
Big Talker [Politics]
Latin Beat [Travel]
Fast and Loose [Music]
miscellany
Criminal Connections [Roar of the Crowd]
Paella » [State Fare]
Santa Clara Corn Dancer, 1994 [State of the Art]
When Bush Comes to Shove [State Secrets]
reporter
Straight Arrow [Reporter]
Texas Crude [Reporter]
The Truck Stops Here [Reporter]
food
Paella »

February 1995
February 1995
features
Big »
No Limits
Class Acts
The Many Faces of George W. Bush
More Power to Him
Gone to CyberTexas
Shoot-out at Shamrock
columns
Over the Hump » [Texana]
The Good Loser [Behind the Lines]
Hunger Pains [Health]
Lost Kingdom [Travel]
Crossing the Bar [Law]
miscellany
Hero Worship [Roar of the Crowd]
Berry Pancakes and Creamy Oatmeal Pudding » [State Fare]
Nanci Griffifth and Guitar, 1994 [State of the Art]
Gramm Watch [State Secrets]
reporter
Precious Cargo [Reporter]
Fear and Loathing [Reporter]
Chipping Away [Reporter]
food
Berry Pancakes and Creamy Oatmeal Pudding »

March 1995
March 1995
features
Come Dancing
Not What The Doctor Ordered »
Tuna Salad Days
Gown on The Border
Rudy Awakening »
Lee Harvey’s Legacy »
columns
Heroes and Villains [Books]
A Bloody Game [Behind the Lines]
Making the Grade [Education]
Freedom Fighter [Law]
Roky Road [Music]
miscellany
Bummers [Roar of the Crowd]
Chile Relleno En Nogada » [State Fare]
Cattle Auction, San Angelo, 1940 » [State of the Art]
Slow Learners Paul Burka [State Secrets]
reporter
Great Mexpectations [Reporter]
Negative Energy [Reporter]
Moving Pictures [Reporter]
food
Chile Relleno En Nogada »

April 1995
April 1995
features
Lonesome Cowboy
The Art of Running for President
The Case of The Amateur Skull Boilers
Drug War!
Clowning Around
Something’s Cooking
columns
Darkness Audible [Music]
A Case of Murder [Behind the Lines]
Atomic War Fare [Travel]
A Fan’s Notes [Pop Culture]
Shell Game [Food]
Net Worker [Profile]
miscellany
Tech Talk [Roar of the Crowd]
Warm Lobster Tacos » [State Fare]
Entrance of the Zapatista Army into San Cristobal, 1994 [State of the Art]
Start Your Engines [State Secrets]
reporter
All the Dead Horses [Reporter]
Bad Air Days [Reporter]
Word of Mouth [Reporter]
food
Warm Lobster Tacos »

May 1995
May 1995
features
The Queen Is Dead »
Are Texans Crazy
Fear and Loading
Open Season
“I Shot to Kill”
To Pack and Pack Not
Pump Fiction
Take Me to the River
Burning Down The Woods
columns
Some Shots at Guns [Behind the Lines]
Right, but Wrong [Politics]
Spooking the CIA [Profile]
Greens With Envy » [Travel]
Davy Crock? [Texana]
miscellany
Song and Dance [Roar of the Crowd]
Vegetable Stack » [State Fare]
Barton Springs Celebrants, Austin, 1990 [State of the Art]
Pine and Agony [State Secrets]
reporter
Race Matters [Reporter]
Refinery Woe [Reporter]
Biting the Bullet [Reporter]
food
Vegetable Stack »

June 1995
June 1995
features
The Shore Thing
The Beach Is Back…
Four for Four
Cheap Thrills
Walk, Don’t Run »
Confessions of A Preacher’s Wife
Big Wheel
columns
Hit Picker [Music]
Playing Doctor [Behind the Lines]
Of Mats and Men [Sports]
Call Me Clevio [Lifestyle]
A Cracker’s Farewell [Profile]
miscellany
The Book on Waller [Roar of the Crowd]
Picnic Special » [State Fare]
Mammatocumulus Clouds, Hays County, 1993 [State of the Art]
Fee, Fie [State Secrets]
reporter
A Special Agent [Reporter]
Sister Acts [Reporter]
Post Script [Reporter]
food
Picnic Special »

July 1995
July 1995
features
What Really Happened at Waco
Shooting the Moon
The King of Bankruptcy
The Cook, the Chief, His Wife, And Their Dinner
The Best and the Worst Legislators 1995 »
columns
Sand Dollars [Lifestyle]
TV on Trial [Behind the Lines]
Roe v. World [Profile]
Spanish Class [Shopping]
Family Plot [Books]
miscellany
Parting Shots [Roar of the Crowd]
Meatloaf Tower » [State Fare]
Former Burlesque Queen Dixie Evans, 1994 [State of the Art]
Misjudged [State Secrets]
reporter
Tiger’s Beat [Reporter]
Family Karr [Reporter]
Magic Fingers [Reporter]
food
Meatloaf Tower »

August 1995
August 1995
features
Silicone City »
Hush, Little Baby, Don’t You Cry
¡Viva Tequila! »
Our Fair Lady
Santa Fête
The Outer Limits »
columns
A Killer Sequel [Film]
Grounded [Behind the Lines]
Ripe Apple [Books]
A Perfect Mess [Health]
LaFave Rave [Music]
miscellany
Surf’s Up [Roar of the Crowd]
Grilled Swordfish Club Sandwich » [State Fare]
The Texas Kid, 1988 » [State of the Art]
Games of Chance [State Secrets]
reporter
Bad Medicine » [Reporter]
In the Drink [Reporter]
Bottleneck [Reporter]
food
Grilled Swordfish Club Sandwich »

September 1995
September 1995
features
Texas Twenty »
Texas Twenty: Don Henley
Texas Twenty: Catherine Crier
Texas Twenty: Carol Porter
Texas Twenty: Ekhard Pfeiffer
Texas Twenty: Ron Kirk »
Texas Twenty: Linda Aguilar-Bryan and Joseph Bryan
Texas Twenty: Roland Swenson
Texas Twenty: Dealey Herndon
Texas Twenty: Richard Linklater »
Texas Twenty: Dick Armey
Texas Twenty: Mel White
Texas Twenty: Betty Buckley
Texas Twenty: Princess
Texas Twenty: Gwen and Willie Richardson
Texas Twenty: Tom Luce
Texas Twenty: Dagoberto Gilb
Texas Twenty: Linda Pace Roberts
Texas Twenty: Jay Wilbur
Texas Twenty: Ben Crenshaw »
Texas Twenty: Chelsi Smith
columns
Waterworld [Environment]
The First Twenty [Behind the Lines]
Ghost Story [Books]
I’m a Believer [Religion]
The Reel World [Sports]
miscellany
Revisiting Waco [Roar of the Crowd]
Shrimp-and-Herbed-Goat-Cheese Crostini » [State Fare]
The Removal Men, 1995 [State of the Art]
Royalty Pain [State Secrets]
reporter
A New Low [Reporter]
Basking in It [Reporter]
Border Music [Reporter]
food
Shrimp-and-Herbed-Goat-Cheese Crostini »

October 1995
October 1995
features
The Real Buddy Holly
Raving On
Reversal of Fortune
Swami Dearest
Hi-Ho Daddy-O!
Significant Others
columns
Walker, Texas Writer [Books]
Up, Up, and Away [Behind the Lines]
The Yaga Saga [Business]
Wasted Days » [Music]
The News About Jim Lehrer [Profile]
Getting His Kicks [Television]
miscellany
Time for a Change » [The Inside Story]
Cover Shots [Roar of the Crowd]
Seared Halibut » [State Fare]
The Force [State Secrets]
reporter
Low Talk
Gramm’s Master Plan [Reporter]
No Choice [Reporter]
Lolita Does Lajitas [Reporter]
Bar Hopper [Reporter]
food
Seared Halibut »

November 1995
November 1995
features
Hostile Makeover
Crazy for Brew
Smelling Like a Rose
Crude Awakening
Twelve Yards and a Cloud of Dust
Mrs. & Mrs. Bridge
columns
Time Marches On [Texana]
Prince “Tex” Charles [Behind the Lines]
The Real Medical Crisis [Health]
Asleeping Beauty » [Music]
Seeing Red [Design]
miscellany
Roaring Twenties [Roar of the Crowd]
Grilled Pork in Cascabel Cream Sauce » [State Fare]
Cop Crisis [State Secrets]
reporter
Low Talk
Hype or Hero? [Reporter]
Alternative Weakly [Reporter]
Nerdysomething [Reporter]
An Udder Shame [Reporter]
food
Grilled Pork in Cascabel Cream Sauce »

December 1995
December 1995
features
The Sweet Song of Justice »
The Last Picture Shows »
Carrillo’s Crossing
Sorry, Charlie
Down and Out
Cook Your Goose! »
columns
We Are the World [Art]
What Does “Jolt” Mean? [Behind the Lines]
Doubting Thomas » [Television]
A Whale of a Tale [Travel]
The Good Old Boy [Books]
Home, Sweet Homestead [Shopping]
The Pickup Basketball Diaries [Sports]
miscellany
Good Buddy [Roar of the Crowd]
The Fund’s Over [State Secrets]
Cinnamon Croissant Bread Pudding » [State Fare]
reporter
Low Talk
Fighting Back [Reporter]
Roads to Nowhere [Reporter]
Br-u-u-ce! [Reporter]
Sour Notes [Reporter]
food
Pumpkin-White Bean Soup with Pomegranate Crema »
Jícama-Tortilla Salad with Tangerine Dressing »
Barbecued Roast Goose with Cornbread-Oyster Stuffing »
Dried Cherry-Pecan Relish »
Chipotle-Maple Sweet Potatoes »
Cranberry Pudding Tamales with Tequila-Orange Curd »
Cinnamon Croissant Bread Pudding »