April 1998
Table of Contents
Features
Willie at 65The Red Headed Stranger is about to be eligible for Medicare? Ain’t it funny how time slips away. Forget the AlamoSorry, T.R. Fehrenbach: The new Texas historians don’t care about Davy Crockett or other old icons. To them, the real heroes are women, blacks, and yes, Mexican Americans. Out of This WorldAt the entrance to Las Pozas, the logical, the predictable, and the commonplace evaporate, giving way to one of the most enchanting places on earth. RattledNothing riles a Texan like a rattlesnake, whose aggression and toxicity account for endless horror stories. Some of them are even true. |
The ContenderHe may soon compete for the super featherweight championship of the world, but for now Austin boxer Jesus Chavez is in the fight of his life—with federal immigration officials. The Needle and the Damage DoneIn 1979, as an undercover cop in Tyler, I got hooked on drugs. Nearly two decades later I’m clean, but the consequences of my addiction haunt me still. Wowtown!The billionaire Basses had a vision—and money, of course. Now, thanks to their efforts, Fort Worth has the hottest downtown in Texas. |
Columns
First PersonTaxi DriverI was my own boss, set my own hours, and came and went as I pleased. I was a Houston cabbie, and though it was hack work—literally—it paid the bills. FamilyKid StuffMy literary mentor warned me not to write about my children. So why did I? Because I had to. |
CitiesIs Waco Wacko?After the latest standoff there—by an armed UFO cultist—you might think so. But on the fifth anniversary of the Branch Davidian siege, the Central Texas community is doing just fine, thank you. FoodBetter Than WurstPortobello mushrooms and paella alongside the schnitzel and sauerkraut: In the Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, there’s clearly something cooking. |
Reporter
FaceCheryl ClarkThe Ex FilesGreg GermannReporterStatues of LimitationsWhich version of history should be promoted by El Paso’s new statue series: the Wild West or the mild West? |
State SecretsPrimary CullersHot BoxCD and Book ReviewsProgrammingSnoop Dreams |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryArts and Wozencraft |
Recipes
State FareDallas’ AquaKnox offers ceviche with a smile—three kinds, in fact. |
