June 1999
Table of Contents
Features
Who Is George W. Bush?A special report on the presidential front-runner who isn’t running—yet. The Son RisesComing of age in Odessa and Midland. Go East, Young ManWhat he learned about himself at Andover and Yale. Younger. Wilder?Those rumors you’ve heard about him are true. Sort of. Not So Great in ‘78How his one and only loss shaped his view of politics. George, WashingtonHis days as a “loyalty thermometer” in the nation’s capital. |
Team PlayerWhy he was a hit running the Texas Rangers. The W. Nobody KnowsHe’s irreverent and unself-conscious, and that’s not all. His First StepsAn exclusive portrait of the nascent Bush campaign. An Appreciation of Tom BrooksHow my grandfather’s death affected the town of Wharton—and me. Garden VarietyFrom antique benches to cast-iron planters, a selective guide to the yard art of your dreams. Madeleine in the Hill CountryAs long as she spends most of her free time on a ranch outside Fredericksburg, Madeleine Stowe may never become, by Hollywood’s definition, a successful actress. And that’s fine with her. |
Columns
First PersonEast Toward HomeThe Town Lake soccer fields in Austin, shopping at Kathleen Sommers in San Antonio, sunsets in Big Bend: Good-bye to all that and (sniff) a whole lot more. CrimeCase OpenNearly three years after attorney Steve Davis’ body was found, his family still doesn’t know how he died. Thanks to an out-of-court settlement with Comanche County, they probably never will. |
MediaLynch MobLike the coffee and pie in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, the Arlington-based fanzine Wrapped in Plastic is damn fine. |
Reporter
The Ex FilesRip TornReporterThe Spying GameHow the war in Kosovo turned an Austin online company into the Lone Star State Department. |
State SecretsA Census of PowerHot BoxCD and Book ReviewsCDs by the Jiménez brothers, the Old 97’s, and Lee Hazlewood; books by Joni Rodgers and Scott Zesch. |
Miscellany
Texas PrimerAmérico ParedesWhich Américo Paredes book was made into a movie starring Edward James Olmos? Roar of the CrowdFor the Children |
The Inside StoryBeating the Bushes |
Recipes
Tila’s AntojitosFrom Tila’s in Houston: three Mexican appetizers that are, well, appetizing. |
