ON THE COVER: Photograph by Tim Thompson/Tony Stone International
July 1995
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Features
What Really Happened at WacoJust as congressional hearings are set to begin, an exclusive excerpt from a new book casts a different light on the government’s role in the fiery end to the siege at Mount Carmel. Shooting the MoonHow glad-handing Hollywood and hidebound NASA joined forces to make Apollo 13, one of this summer’s hottest movies. The King of BankruptcyIn 1983 Houston natural gas mogeul Jack Stanley was more than $1 billion in debt. By 1994, he was $2 billion to the good. What factors contributed to the turn-around? A recent trial gave some clues. |
The Cook, the Chief, His Wife, And Their DinnerWho feeds Zuni stew and scrambled eggs to George W. Bush? Meet Sarah Bishop, the young chef at the Governor’s Mansion—and try out some of her favorite recipes. Governor’s Mansion Summer Peach Tea PunchThe Bush Family’s Zuni StewThe Best and the Worst Legislators 1995From the respected to the rascally, our regular roundup of the session’s most renowned pols. |
Columns
Behind the LinesTV on TrialLifestyleSand DollarsGigantic homes. Gala parties. Nonstop schmoozing. The hip summer playground of Houston’s high society is … Galveston? ProfileRoe v. WorldTwenty-five years after Norma McCorvey joined the flight to legalize abortion, the battle is still raging—and so is she. |
ShoppingSpanish ClassIn the market for high-quality handmade Hispanic crafts? You’ll find them—and more—at Santa Fe’s famous fair. BooksFamily PlotFor Dallas writer Carlton Stowers, Sins of the Son is more than just another true crime story. The son is his own. |
Reporter
ReporterTiger’s BeatAn Austin attorney tears into the government’s case against a suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing. ReporterFamily KarrWith The Liar’s Club, a dark and lyrical memoir, a stiking new voice emerges from the oil patch. |
ReporterMagic FingersSan Antonio accordionist Mingo Saldivar is knocking them dead in northern Mexico. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdParting ShotsState of the ArtFormer Burlesque Queen Dixie Evans, 1994 |
State SecretsMisjudged |
Recipes
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