August 1996
Table of Contents
Features
His Time to KillHe shone in Lone Star; now he’s thrilling ’em in A Time to Kill. How talent and timing made native Texan Matthew McConaughey Hollywood’s hottest leading man. The StingOperation Lightning Strike, the FBI’s bizarre NASA probe, accomplished many things—all of them negative. Plus, the bureau strikes (out) again in Houston. Perot and ConFrom the war on drugs to education and his new Reform Party, Ross Perot has ideas about everything. Too bad they’re usually wrong. |
To Dive ForFor breathtaking snorkeling in subterranean rivers and caverns, take the road out of Cancún and head for the Yucatán rain forest. Texas.100.bestSeparating the hits from the pits on the World Wide Web: A guide to a hundred of our favorite Texas-related sites. |
Columns
Behind the LinesShooting on the BorderBusinessBad News, Baird’sThis spring, Texas’ leading white-bread maker was ordered to pay a fine of $10 million and settled a lawsuit for another $18 million. Why does the company have to cough up so much dough? HealthSpin ControlVertigo isn’t just the stuff of Hitchcock thrillers—it’s a debilitating disease, as Dallas radio talk show host Kevin McCarthy found out the hard way. |
MusicMagic JohnsonFrom the Paris Bastille to a duet with Pavarotti to a PBS documentary: Amarillo’s resident opera star, Mary Jane Johnson, has had a career full of high notes, and she has savored every one of them. TravelA Good BetThere are no showgirls or musical revues, but the four casinos in and around Lake Charles, Louisiana, do a nice job approximating the Vegas experience. Deal yourself in. |
Reporter
ReporterDrinksmanshipHow Seagram uncorked a national controversy by airing TV ads in Corpus Christi. How ToHow to Ride a Wave |
Going To PressNye AnxietyThe Ex FilesStephen StillsFaceGrady SpearsHot BoxCD and Book Reviews |
Miscellany
State SecretsTom FooleryThe Inside StorySeeing Stars |
Recipes
State FareAt Dallas’ Toscana, it’s a time to grill—shrimp, that is. |
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