The Queen Is Dead

When Selena Quintanilla Perez was killed on March 31, Texas mourned—and around the world, the veneration began.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Are Texans Crazy

Fear and Loading

At the state capitol, where talk of concealed weapons consumes us still, emotion is winning the day.

by Gary Cartwright

Open Season

Are gun sellers responsible for gun deaths? Gun store owners and gun show promoters each say no, but that may be all they agree on.

by Robert Draper

“I Shot to Kill”

When burglars targeted my Dallas business for repreated break-ins, I felt violated—and I fought back.

by David McCormick

To Pack and Pack Not

We asked twenty famous Texans: Will you carry a gun?

Pump Fiction

Should Hollywood remake Giant? On the fortieeth anniversary of the filming of the Texas epic, we imagine Brad Pitt playing jett Rink’s grandson, Quentin Tarantino directing, and other scary scenarios.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Take Me to the River

A complete guide to the coolest stretch of the Guadalupe: 22 miles of tubing, rafting, and all-around fun in the sun.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Burning Down The Woods

In 1990 the state banned the use of dogs to hunt deer. Ever since, a rogue group of East Texas hunters has exacted a fiery revenge.

by Robert Draper

Behind the Lines

Some Shots at Guns

by Gregory Curtis

Politics

Right, but Wrong

In his memoirs, archconservative state GOP chair Tom Pauken refights the cultural wars of the sixties—and loses.

by Paul Burka

Profile

Spooking the CIA

Jennifer Harbury’s career as a lawyer in Texas was the prelude to her front-page fight with the U.S. intelligence community.

by Jan Reid

Travel

Greens With Envy

Want to golf this summer on three of the best-designed, least expensive courses in the world? Swing on down to los cabos, mexico.

by Turk Pipkin

Texana

Davy Crock?

New York fireman Bill Groneman is disputing a critical piece of Alamo lore—and historians everywhere are burning mad.

by Jan Reid

Reporter

Race Matters

Ron Kirk is ready to be Dallas’ first black mayor. But is Dallas ready for him?

by Skip Hollandsworth

Reporter

Refinery Woe

Citizens groups in Corpus Christi blame pollution for high cance rates—but they must prove it.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Reporter

Biting the Bullet

If you plan to pack heat, you’ll have to go to school first. Here’s what you’re in for.

by Gary Cartwright

Roar of the Crowd

Song and Dance

State of the Art

Barton Springs Celebrants, Austin, 1990

State Secrets

Pine and Agony

by Paul Burka

Vegetable Stack

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe