Alone Together

No one denies that there was love at the center of Lady Bird Johnson’s marriage to LBJ. But like Hillary Clinton, she endured quite a bit, spousally speaking, as her husband’s star was on the rise.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Evil

How serial killer Rafael Resendez-Ramirez struck fear in the hearts of the men and women of Weimar, a tiny Texas town that will never be the same.

by Michael Hall

His Fantastic Four

Meet the superheroes of George W. Bush’s campaign for the presidency: a quartet of brainy advisers who are helping him to refine and sell his ideas on the economy, foreign policy, and the like.

by Patricia Kilday Hart

The Blood of the Tigua

Factions of the West Texas tribe are feuding, and while the problem is supposedly one of genealogy–who is and is not a member– you can bet that casino gambling has something to do with it too.

by Pamela Colloff

Speed, Queen

Austin painter Julie Speed is the latest ascendant to the ranks of art royalty. Talk about a brush with greatness.

by Anne Dingus

aaaaaaiiiiieeeee!

From Poltergeist to the Steel Eel, Texas has five of the nation’s best new roller coasters. And they’re all a scream.

by John Morthland

Behind the Lines

The Dominator

Remembering the real Bob Bullock.

by Paul Burka

First Person

’Night, Mother

There’s always at least one man in my life: my eight-year-old son, Henry. Sometimes, however, there are two, and that’s when things get complicated.

by Spike Gillespie

High Tech

Earth Quake

After the killings at Columbine, the world looked disapprovingly at a computer game created in Mesquite. Die-hard players would not be moved.

by John Ratliff

Music

Jandek and Me

Why is he a cult hero to deejays and record collectors— and why is he such a recluse? I wanted to know, so I tried to find him. And I did, in an upscale Houston neighborhood. And we drank beer.

by Katy Vine

Sports

Color Commentary

With this year’s induction of Seguin native Smokey Joe Williams, one fourth of the Negro Leaguers in baseball’s hall of fame are Texans. Unfortunately, there may not be any more.

by Jeff McCord

Reporter

Up in Smoke

Has Dan Morales gone up in smoke? by Skip Hollandsworth.

by Skip Hollandsworth

The Ex Files

Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose blooms in Dallas–Fort Worth.

by Brian D. Sweany

Hot Box

CD and Book Reviews

CDs by Doctors’ Mob and the American Analog Set, plus a tribute to Bob Wills; booksby James Lee Burke and Louise Redd.

Low Talk

Bad News

Does the Dallas Morning News discriminate? Plus: Bill Clinton between the covers.

by Evan Smith

Face

John Patrick White

by Katy Vine

Texas Classics

Beyond the Pale

Don Graham corrals Pale Horse, Pale Rider.

by Don Graham

The Inside Story

Love Bird

Bio hazard: Russell ran afoul of her subject.

by Eileen Schwartz

State Fare

Nana Grill’s Cool Seafood Pasta Salad

Remembrance of things pasta: The capellini salad from Dallas’ Nana Grill will live on in your memory.

by Patricia Sharpe

Texas Primer

Sharon Tate

On which two sitcoms did Sharon Tate have a guest-starring role?

by Anne Dingus

Roar of the Crowd

Meet the Pres?

Around the State

The Johnson Space Center in Houston puts on an open house that’s out of this world. Plus: A Graves undertaking at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont; Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston give their regards to Broadway; we’re Floored by a storied dance hall in Helotes; and the gloves go on at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston.