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August 1999

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Features

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Columns

Behind the Lines

Remembering the real Bob Bullock.

First Person

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.

High Tech

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

Music

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.

Sports

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.

Reporter

Reporter

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

The Ex Files

Charlie Rose blooms in Dallas–Fort Worth.

Hot Box

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

Low Talk

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

Texas Classics

Don Graham corrals Pale Horse, Pale Rider.

Miscellany

The Inside Story

Bio hazard: Russell ran afoul of her subject.

Texas Primer

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

Roar of the Crowd

Recipes

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

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