February 1996
February 1996
Table of Contents
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Features
Texas Food Conquers the World!How to cook up a culinary craze: Mix talented chefs, native ingredients, classical techniques, and good publicity. Name result “Southwestern.” Let spread across globe. Does DaRoyce Mosley Deserve to Die?A young black man with a spotless record is facing a controversial death sentence for the murder of four whites. An East Texas town remains divided. State of MindOn February 19, 1846, the flag was lowered on the Republic of Texas for the last time. Here’s a look back at what was our national interest, and all that it might have been. |
Oil and WaterOffshore drillers are finding mammoth reservoirs in places that were once considered barren, which is why the Gulf of Mexico is booming again. Congressman CluelessSteve Stockman was supposed to have been a lethal weapon in the Republicans’ fight to unmake the Great Society. Instead the freshman legislator has been a loose cannon—an outsider in his own party. Texas, ParisTwo mythic cultures, one great love affair: How France has taken us to heart. |
Columns
BusinessPower to the PeopleWith its cut-rate knockoffs of Apple’s Macintosh line, Austin’s Power Computing hopes to surpass Compaq and Dell as Texas’ top clone shop. Behind the LinesShots in the DarkTwo grim incidents involving guns, three dead teenagers: Reflections on self-defense. |
MusicLittle Boy LostFrom the moment he first held a guitar pick, Charlie Sexton was said to be on the road to stardom, but high praise and high cheekbones haven’t kept him from stumbling along the way. SportsTrailing the FieldTexas was supposed to be horse racing’s salvation, a Thoroughbred–loving state with money to burn. So why can’t the sport get out of the gate? TravelSteam SpiritIf you’re heading to New Orleans and you’ve got five days to spare, don’t fly or drive. Take a trip fit for a king—aboard the Delta Queen. |
Reporter
ReporterCutthroat IslandOnce upon a time, Galveston was an isolated island with few big-city problems. Recent flaps over civic corruption, press bias, and race suggest those days are over. On LocationJohnny Angel |
Hot BoxThe best books and CDs from Texas. The Ex FilesBarry CorbinHigh TexShow Us Your Bits |
Miscellaneous
The Inside StoryOil’s Well That Ends Well |
State FareKim Son’s Vietnamese Fish TacosThere’s nothing fishy about tasty Vietnamese fish tacos at Houston’s Kim Son. |
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