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July 1995

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Features

Just 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.

How glad-handing Hollywood and hidebound NASA joined forces to make Apollo 13, one of this summer’s hottest movies.

In 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.

Who 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.

From the respected to the rascally, our regular roundup of the session’s most renowned pols.

Columns

Behind the Lines

Profile

Twenty-five years after Norma McCorvey joined the flight to legalize abortion, the battle is still raging—and so is she.

Books

For Dallas writer Carlton Stowers, Sins of the Son is more than just another true crime story. The son is his own.

Shopping

In the market for high-quality handmade Hispanic crafts? You’ll find them—and more—at Santa Fe’s famous fair.

Lifestyle

Gigantic homes. Gala parties. Nonstop schmoozing. The hip summer playground of Houston’s high society is … Galveston?

Reporter

Reporter

An Austin attorney tears into the government’s case against a suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing.

Reporter

With The Liar’s Club, a dark and lyrical memoir, a stiking new voice emerges from the oil patch.

Reporter

San Antonio accordionist Mingo Saldivar is knocking them dead in northern Mexico.

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

State Secrets

State of the Art

Recipes

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