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October 1998

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Features

Twenty years ago, he was inspired by the redneck rock of Steve Fromholz and Guy Clark. On his new album, he says thanks.

Forget about the hair (and the tattoos). Ricky Williams has his head screwed on straight, which is why he’s still playing football at the University of Texas.

Candidates Rick Perry and John Sharp donÕt agree on much, but they both say the race for lieutenant governor is the most important one on the ballot this fall. They’re right.

As the 77-year-old prepares for yet another liftoff, fans and foes alike are praising his missionÑand questioning NASA’s.

In the Central Texas town of Seguin, Leon Kubala has been documenting life and death for more than fifty years, one picture at a time.

Michael Dell earned nearly $34 million in 1997. Was he worth it? Find out in our roundup of the most overpaid and underpaid CEOs in Texas.

From First Monday Trade Days in Canton to Market Days in Boerne, our guide to Texas’ best troves of trash and treasure.

Columns

Behind the Lines

The book on foreign policy.

Business

Old Texas, New Texas, boom, bust: Whatever the times, Houston strip-mall king Jerry J. Moore makes a living–and lives it up.

Film

You might not recognize actress Irma P. Hall on the street, but you know her from her films. And thatÕs just how she likes it.

First Person

Thirty years ago I was a barrio kid with little hope for a college degree. Then the alternative school Chinquapin turned my life around.

Music

Is country-chart-topping Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack the real thing? Buck Owens and Loretta Lynn are among those who think so.

Reporter

Reporter

Okay, he isn’t exactly sexy. But he’s hot! And he’s dead! The busiest balladeer in Texas these days is… Roy Orbison.

Reporter

Combating violence in our schools

Reporter

Brian Benben goes after men-men for CBS

Reporter

A Houston company’s breakthrough burn treatment.

Low Talk

Fort Worth art patrons fight the Presbyterians over Georgia O’Keefe

Miscellany

The Inside Story

Texas Primer

Why did Sandra Day O’Connor once say, “I come to you tonight wearing my bra”?

Roar of the Crowd

A King Ranch roundup; Jasper’s grace under fire.

Recipes

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