July 1997
Table of Contents
Features
Happy DoomsdayIn the wake of Heaven’s Gate, the media marched en masse to Abilene, the home base of the House of Yahweh, whose charismatic leader, Yisrayl Hawkins, was supposed to be the next David Koresh. Not even close. “Boom” Is a Four-letter WordNo one will admit we’re in the middle of one, even as the economy surges. How come? Because the last time we had it this good, bragging only hastened the arrival of another four-letter word: “bust.” Sleepless in FredericksburgLike it says on her newly acquired bumper sticker, movie mogul Lynda Obst is “Texan By Choice.” But while you can take the girl out of Hollywood … |
Grand HotelWhy do reviewers from Condé Nast Traveler to the Zagat and Mobil guides swoon over Dallas’ Mansion on Turtle Creek? I wanted to find out, so I checked in. The Best Worst Legislators 1997From Bush’s good try on property taxes to Bullock’s grand finale, from savvy Sadler to weaselly Wohlgemuth, from Duncan’s beginning to Howard’s end: Our sorting of the session’s standouts—best, worst, and in between. |
Columns
BusinessCorporate MakeoverEDS, the company Ross Perot imbued with his own conservative image, is designing Internet sites for magazines like Elle. What a tangled Web we weave. TravelThe New Mex FilesDid a flying saucer really crash-land in a field outside Roswell fifty years ago this month? The truth is out there; find out for yourself. |
TexanaFood for ThoughtOnce, before fast-food franchises and ecotourists took over Alpine, the Gallego family’s Mexican restaurant survived and thrived. Today, the kitchen is closed. ShoppingWestheimer, Ho!Accessories for sexual adventurers, columns for your Craftsman bungalow, tasteful tables made from old manhole covers: You can find it all on this reborn Houston strip. |
Reporter
FaceIsrael HernandezThe Ex FilesF. Murray AbrahamReporterThe ComandanteWhat does McAllen’s Guillermo González Calderoni know about Mexican political corruption—and when will he start talking? |
Hot BoxCD and Book ReviewsHigh TexQuiz ShowScreeningsStick a Rourke in It—It’s Done. |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryHail, Mary Ellen |
Last PageGeorgia O’KeeffeIn which Texas towns did Georgia O’Keeffe teach art, and for which photographer did she pose nude? |
Recipes
State FareThere’s no need to be chicken about the dumplings at Fort Worth’s Angeluna: After all, they’re filled with pork. |
