June 1998
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Features
The Wild CoastThe birds of High Island. The wilderness of Matagorda Island. The untamed beach of Boca Chica. These and other hidden treasures await you-if you know where to look. Honor Thy FatherIn suburban Fort Worth the frail psyche of a football prodigy collided with the crazed ambition of his dad, who himself had been a high school football star way back when. The consequences were deadly. Dove ShootTen years after the filming of the miniseries Lonesome Dove, screenwriter Bill Wittliff shares his photographic memories of life on the set. |
Diamond In The RoughTo say he’s the strong, silent type is something of an understatement. Unlike most baseball stars, Texas Ranger Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez is all action and no talk—and that makes him one of the game’s real gems. The Fall of the Last Patrón.Even by South Texas standards, the undoing of Starr County sheriff Eugenio Falcón, Jr., was one for the books. State of the HeartBypass surgery with almost no pain, and you get to go home three days later? Don’t have a coronary: It’s happening right now, in Texas. |
Columns
BusinessPlane SpokenThe man who runs Continental Airlines is a rough-and-tumble Navy ex who talks more like a maintenance man than a corporate chief-but Gordon Bethune knows what he’s doing, and he gets results. ProfileHorse SenseRedford, shmedford: If you think the aging Hollywood hunk is anything like the prototypical horse whisperer, you haven’t met Del Rio native Ernesto Rojas Serna. |
SportsBest Feet ForwardWhen Austinite Paul Carrozza says he doesn’t like a running shoe, the shoe companies listen- and so do hordes of running enthusiasts in Texas and around the country, who know him to be the sport’s newest guru. BooksBond Plays On |
Reporter
ReporterRx for ScandalThe poor quality of health care in the state’s penal system is enough to make you sick. Plus: Inside Tex Moncrief’s IRS mess; a River Oaks bookie is tried for murder; UT’s writing program achieves Texas-size success; and things get woolly for thestate’s mohair producers. The Ex FilesJames Lee BurkeFaceKerry Wood |
Going To PressBass, Master |
Miscellaneous
RecipeLavender-Dusted Quail SaladThe Inside StoryWitt and Wisdom |
State FareThe lavender-dusted quail at Laurels in Dallas deserves, er, laurels. State SecretsFamily Values |
Smaller Talk (Wed Nov 19 at 6:38 PM)
McCain Takes Missouri, Al Franken Immediately Calls for Recount (Wed Nov 19 at 5:26 PM)
Tom Daschle on Texas Monthly Talks (Wed Nov 19 at 1:57 PM)
