The Sweet Song of Justice

The verdict is in, but a complete account of what went on in the Selena murder trial hasn’t come out—until now.

by Joe Nick Patoski

The Last Picture Shows

A loving look back at nine grand old movie houses from the golden age of small-town Texas.

by Anne Dingus

Carrillo’s Crossing

In the bloddy billion-dollor business of drug trafficking, Amado Carrillo Fuentes is king. He is the elusive ringleader of a smuggling operation that police on both sides of the border are powerless to stop.

by Robert Draper

Sorry, Charlie

The last of the LBJ-style Democracts, the rowdy and reckless Charlie Wilson has called it quits. A fond farewell.

by Paul Burka

Down and Out

My firsthand experience with the hard times that himbled my hero, former Dallas Cowboys star Golden Richards

by Joel Reese

Cook Your Goose!

Turn your holiday dinner into a moth-waatering master-feast with these new recipes from Stay Canyon chef Stephan Pyles.

by Patricia Sharpe

Behind the Lines

What Does “Jolt” Mean?

Why are so many students in Texas unable to read? The answer is obvious: because the school system has failed them.

by Gregory Curtis

Sports

The Pickup Basketball Diaries

It has its own language, a distinct culture, and codes and standards that transcend race and national identity. uls it’s ebhilarating—even in the Texas heat.

by John Kirven Blount

Art

We Are the World

An ambitious new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston suggests Texas is becoming less like itself and more like everyplace else.

by Michael Ennis

Books

The Good Old Boy

After four decades of writing classic Texas novels, there’s no denying that San Angelo’s Elmer Kelton has earned his Spurs.

by Anne Dingus

Travel

A Whale of a Tale

In a remote Mexican bay, you can touch a forty-ton gray, watch her lovely, enormous baby rub playfully against your boat, and ponder the mysteries of the natural world.

by Turk Pipkin

Shopping

Home, Sweet Homestead

Five chic interior design stores in Fredericksburg are comforting, inspiring, and for the acquisitive, absolutely irresistible.

by Mimi Swartz

Television

Doubting Thomas

Leaving the popular sitcom Wings for his own show on the Fox network seemed like a risky move, but it’s paying off for native Texan Thomas Haden Church—so far.

by Jason Cohen

Reporter

Fighting Back

Inspired by th O.J.Simpson case, Texas has taken the lead in fighting domestic violence.

by Helen Thorpe

Reporter

Roads to Nowhere

The myth of the NAFTA superhighway.

by Kate Murphy

Reporter

Br-u-u-ce!

A cyberpunk writer’s sterling career.

by Anne Dingus

Reporter

Sour Notes

Bullets over Broadway at the Granbury Opera House.

by Helen Thompson

Low Talk

Where Microsft wants to go today.

by Evan Smith

Roar of the Crowd

Good Buddy

Forget Buddy Holly? That’ll be the day. Plus: Boone Pickens’ hellish fight, Norma McCorvey’s heavenly conversion.

State Secrets

The Fund’s Over

Budget cuts are coming. Are teaching hositals DOA? Plus: Are white Democrats MIA?

by Paul Burka

Pumpkin-White Bean Soup

Jícama-Tortilla Salad

Barbecued Roast Goose

Cherry-Pecan Relish

Chipotle-Maple Sweet Potatoes

Cranberry Pudding Tamales

Cinnamon Croissant Bread Pudding

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe