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January 2000
 features The 2000 Bum Steer Awards » A Heavy Weight » The Race Is On » Annie, Get Your Gals! » A Murder on Campus » columns Mad About Madrid » [Travel] Racks to Riches » [Business] 11/26/99 » [Behind the Lines] The Shootist » [Sports] Set Piece » [Film] miscellany Border Skirmish » [Texas Classics] Judith Ivey » [The Ex Files] Blake, Tres, and Brandon Davis » [Face] Art of the Boot » [Hot Books] The Last King of Texas » [Hot Books] One Day's Perfect Weather » [Hot Books] Gypsy Songman » [Hot Books] The Texas Trumpets » [Hot CDs] Ideal » [Hot CDs] Live at the Austin Outhouse » [Hot CDs] You Know How It Is » [Hot CDs] Tired of Adventures » [Hot CDs] Pretty, Good » [Low Talk] Doug Sahm » [Texas Primer] Wild Mushroom-Venison Stew With Biscuits » [Recipe] Gun Fight » [Reporter] Roar of the Crowd » Wild Mushroom-Venison Stew With Biscuits » [State Fare] food Wild Mushroom-Venison Stew With Biscuits » Wild Mushroom-Venison Stew With Biscuits » | February 2000
 features Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? » The Man Who Loved Cat Burgling » This Is living.com? » Thanks a Million 1999 » Top of the Morning » Northern Exposure » columns The Art Guy » [Art] Unhappy Trails » [Crime] Animal Magnetism » [Behind the Lines] Live and Learn » [Books] Green Acres » [Business] miscellany American Beauty Cake From Rather Sweet Bakery » [State Fare] Alvin Ailey » [Texas Primer] Y2Kay » [Reporter] Roar of the Crowd » Stream of Consciousness » [Texas Classics] One Endless Night » [Hot CDs] Something Happened » [Hot CDs] The Big "D" Jamboree Live, Volumes 1 & 2 » [Hot CDs] Broke Down » [Hot CDs] Noise and Smoke » [Hot CDs] Catfish, Carp, and Diamonds: 35 Years of Texas Blues » [Hot CDs] Quiero Un Camaro » [Hot CDs] Most Requested » [Hot CDs] Jacksboro Highway » [Hot CDs] Recipe » W is for "Whew"! » [Low Talk] Dabney Coleman » [The Ex Files] The House of Gentle Men » [Hot Books] If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates » [Hot Books] Chill Factor » [Hot Books] About Faces » [The Inside Story] food Recipe » American Beauty Cake From Rather Sweet Bakery » | March 2000
 features My Own Private Alamo » Wayne’s World » Mission Collectible » Blood Will Sell » Land That I Love » Crashed » The Gates of the Alamo » columns Spence for Hire » [Business] Saving Face » [Health] Should We Care » [Behind the Lines] Voting Rites » [Politics] The Running Men » [Sports] miscellany Mission Impossible » [Texas Classics] Willie Brown » [The Ex Files] Lauren Anderson » [Face] The Runner » [Hot Books] AfterImage » [Hot Books] Interstate Dreams » [Hot Books] Blood & Mood » [Hot CDs] Sweet Inspiration » [Hot CDs] Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound » [Hot CDs] Superfast » [Hot CDs] and all the colors
» [Hot CDs] Regarding Henry » [Low Talk] Santa Anna » [Texas Primer] Unmasked? » [Reporter] Roar of the Crowd » Tempura-Crisped Shrimp Salad » [State Fare] Tempura-Crisped Shrimp Salad » [Recipe] Toney Curtis » [The Inside Story] food Tempura-Crisped Shrimp Salad » Tempura-Crisped Shrimp Salad » |
April 2000
 features The Aggie Bonfire Tragedy » Shrake's Progress » Can Doodle » The Sins of the Father » Play Ball, Y'all » A Big Hit » columns The King of Clubs » [Profile] Dear Governor: » [Behind the Lines] The Sundance Kid » [Film] Straight Shooter » [Sports] Hot Sauce » [Business] miscellany Roar of the Crowd » Estranged Bedfellows » [Low Talk] Studio City » [Reporter] Stir-Fried Squid Pasta » [State Fare] Adolph Hofner and the Pearl Wranglers » [Hot CDs] Wrestling Over Tiny Matters » [Hot CDs] Too Much Coffee Man » [Hot CDs] Chris Rybak » [Hot CDs] Toad of Titicaca » [Hot CDs] A Twist at the End: A Novel of O. Henry » [Hot Books] Shrub: The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush » [Hot Books] God's Favorite: A Novel » [Hot Books] Andy Milburn » [Face] Trailblazer » [Texas Classics] Spicy Stir-Fried "Pasta" » [Recipe] We Remember: Tom Landry » [Texas Primer] The Borderland » [Book Excerpt] Charles Barsotti » [The Ex Files] food Spicy Stir-Fried "Pasta" » Stir-Fried Squid Pasta » | May 2000
 features A Celebration of Texas Music » Wills Power » Birthplaces of the Blues » Gotta Lubbock » Y'all in the Family » And You Will Know Them By the Trail of Debt » Tomorrow People » Musical Marginalia » columns Bare Assets » [Business] Angels & Outlaws » [Behind the Lines] Sax and the Cities » [Profile] Waiting for My Man » [First Person] L.A. Confidential » [Crime] miscellany Rosemary Pork Loin on Tuscan White Beans » [State Fare] Texas Music » [Hot Books] The Life and Legend of Leadbelly » [Hot Books] Last Cavalier: The Life and Times of John A. Lomax » [Hot Books] Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly » [Hot Books] Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin » [Hot Books] Texan Jazz » [Hot Books] Waltz Across Texas » [Hot CDs] The Complete Blind Willie Johnson » [Hot CDs] San Antonio Rock: The Harlem Recordings, 1957-1961 » [Hot CDs] Old No. 1 / Texas Cookin' » [Hot CDs] Escape From Monster Island » [Hot CDs] Roar of the Crowd » Tuned Out » [Reporter] Stevie Ray Vaughan » [Texas Primer] Acting the Part » [Texas Classics] The Law Won » [Low Talk] Jessica Simpson » [Face] Larry Gatlin » [The Ex Files] The Life and Legend of Leadbelly » [Book Excerpt] Texan Jazz » [Book Excerpt] food Recipe » Rosemary Pork Loin on Tuscan White Beans » | June 2000
 features Great Escapes » John O’Quinn Objects » The Meating » The Case Against John Cornyn » “I’m Not Lovable, And I’m Not a Loser” » The Evolutionary » columns Chaps Schtick » [Music] Rx for Trouble » [Business] The Attack » [Behind the Lines] Winter in L.A. » [Sports] Out Man In » [Education] miscellany Dennis and Randy Quaid » [Texas Primer] Roar of the Crowd » Recipe » Filo-Wrapped Sea Bass on Mustard-Braised Leeks » [State Fare] reporter Executive Ranch » [Reporter] Rain Man » [Texas Classics] Ray Sexton and April Alford » [Face] The Temp » [Low Talk] Annette O’Toole » [The Ex Files] Shutdown » [Hot Books] Galveston » [Hot Books] World of Pies » [Hot Books] Figure 8 » [Hot CDs] Live at Antone's » [Hot CDs] All the Falsest Hearts Can Try » [Hot CDs] Greyhound Blues » [Hot CDs] Places in Between » [Hot CDs] food Recipe » Filo-Wrapped Sea Bass on Mustard-Braised Leeks » |
July 2000
 features How W. Can Win » Conservative. Compassionate? » George W. Es Muy Bueno » How W. Can Lose » Capital Murder » Franco File » The Anti-Tiger » Whatabusiness! » columns E’er Heads » [Texana] On the Fringe » [Music] It’s Been Fun » [Behind the Lines] Vocal Heroes » [Health] Easy Writer » [Film] miscellany Lemon-Basil Risotto With Diver Scallops » [State Fare] Ginger Rogers » [Texas Primer] End of the Line » [Reporter] Roar of the Crowd » A Woman of Independent Means » [Texas Classics] The Complete Science Fiction Sessions/Skies of America/Dancing In Your Head » [Hot CDs] Transcendental Blues » [Hot CDs] Red River » [Hot CDs] Dallas Alley Drag » [Hot CDs] Peep Show » [Hot CDs] Women On The Verge » [Low Talk] Kevin Prigel » [Face] Ronnie Dunn » [The Ex Files] Roads » [Hot Books] It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life » [Hot Books] The Special Prisoner » [Hot Books] food Recipe » Lemon-Basil Risotto With Diver Scallops » | August 2000
 features LBJ's Living Legacy » The Man Who Saved LBJ » Roger, Over and Out? » Suddenly Susan » Painting the Towns » Free Greg Ott! » columns Master Builder » [Art] Merge Ahead » [Business] Sun Spot » [Travel] Great Expectations » [Behind the Lines] Cybersleuths » [High Tech] miscellany Watermelon Gazpacho With Passion Fruit Sorbet » [State Fare] Herman and George R. Brown » [Texas Primer] Reneé Olstead » [Face] Jim Lehrer » [The Ex Files] Blood Brothers » [Reporter] Roar of the Crowd » A Soldier's Story » [Texas Classics] The Return of Wayne Douglas » [Hot CDs] Into the New » [Hot CDs] The Spectacular Johnny Horton » [Hot CDs] Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today » [Hot CDs] Deep River of Song: Big Brazos Texas Prison Recordings, 1933 and 1934 » [Hot CDs] Watermelon Gazpacho With Passion Fruit Sorbet » [Recipe] The Eye of Horus » [Hot Books] Dead Man's Bay: A Case for Barrett Raines » [Hot Books] Royal and Ancient: Blood, Sweat, and Fear at the British Open » [Hot Books] Laredough » [State Secrets] food Watermelon Gazpacho With Passion Fruit Sorbet » Watermelon Gazpacho With Passion Fruit Sorbet » | September 2000
 features The Texas Twenty » Television Angie Harmon » Comeback Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson » Medicine Wayne Isom » Education Rod Paige » Politics Karl Rove » Music Elida Reyna » Food Phil Romano » Law Bill Johnston » Sports Mia Hamm » Theater Roger Horchow » Face Shannon Elizabeth » Literature John Phillip Santos » Art Joseph Havel » Scholarship Jacques Barzun » Religion W.C. and Donna Martin » Film Bonnie Curtis » Environment Steve Manning » Business Sanjiv Sidhu » Science George F. Bass » Dance Deborah Yates » columns One Man's Familia » [First Person] Swamp Thing » [Sports] Going Underground » [Travel] Storm Without End » [Behind the Lines] Change of Routine » [Profile] miscellany Braised Short Ribs With Rosemary-Parmesan Polenta » [State Fare] Charley Pride » [Texas Primer] Horse Play » [Reporter] Roar of the Crowd » The Western Edge » [Texas Classics] The Harsh Light of Day » [Hot CDs] The Live Mantuak Sessions » [Hot CDs] Earned Dreams » [Hot CDs] Zoológico Tropical » [Hot CDs] Consent to Treatment » [Hot CDs] Dead by Dinner » [Hot CDs] Braised Ribs With Polenta » [Recipe] Gored » [State Secrets] Mike and Gibby Cevallos » [Face] Aaron Latham » [The Ex Files] The Devils Tiger » [Hot Books] Purple Cane Road » [Hot Books] House of Corrections » [Hot Books] The Devils Tiger » [Hot Book Excerpt] food Braised Ribs With Polenta » Braised Short Ribs With Rosemary-Parmesan Polenta » |
October 2000
 features Austin Zoo » Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville » Dallas Zoo » El Paso Zoo » Fort Worth Zoo » Houston Zoo » San Antonio Zoo » Caldwell Zoo, Tyler » Texas Zoo, Victoria » Cameron Park Zoo, Waco » Can't Buy Me Love » Splendor in the Grass » My Daddy » Get With the Program » It's Rick Perry's Party Now » columns Bigger Bend » [Travel] The Pits » [Books] Little Big Man » [Behind the Lines] Babin Fever » [Profile] Unsung » [Music] Sour Grapes » [Food and Drink] miscellany Alpaca » [Texas Classics] Lee Ann Womack » [The Ex Files] Juan Miró » [Face] Herbed Goat Cheese Baked in Paper Bread » [State Fare] Frank Buck » [Texas Primer] Royal Treatment » [Reporter] Milk Cow Blues » [Hot CDs] Bolsa de Agua » [Hot CDs] Hot Night Tonight » [Hot CDs] The Return of The Drunk Ventriloquist » [Hot CDs] Trainfare Home » [Hot CDs] Baked Herbed Goat Cheese » [Recipe] Justice Prevails » [State Secrets] The Bottoms » [Hot Books] Texas Death Row: Executions in the Modern Era » [Hot Books] Close Calls: Jan Reid's Texas » [Hot Books] Close Calls: Jan Reid's Texas » [Hot Book Excerpt] web extras The War of the Sarofims » Zooing Around With the Kids » Your questions on Texas wine answered » food Baked Herbed Goat Cheese » Herbed Goat Cheese Baked in Paper Bread » | November 2000
 features Airport 2000 » They Haven't Got a Prayer » Man of Letters » The Searcher » Whodunit? Who Cares? » Judge Not » columns Cooper's Town » [Books] Almost Famous » [Music] Empathy Note » [Behind the Lines] West Texas Tornado » [Sports] Digital Docs » [Health] Joys in the 'Hood » [Food and Drink] miscellany Strange Peaches » [Texas Classics] Janine Turner » [The Ex Files] Bruce Rodgers » [Face] Sweet Mascarpone Polenta With Roasted Nectarines » [State Fare] Old Yeller » [Texas Primer] A Star Is Sworn » [Reporter] SRV » [Hot CDs] Flower After Flower » [Hot CDs] Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited: For Mickey Newbury » [Hot CDs] Uma » [Hot CDs] Little Brother » [Hot CDs] Sweet Mascarpone Polenta » [Recipe] Zeitgeist: A Novel of Metamorphosis » [Hot Books] Boone's Lick » [Hot Books] Turn Out the Lights » [Hot Books] Jurist Prudence? » [State Secrets] web extras Pray, Tell » Airport 2000 Extra: For the Record » Airport 2000 Extra: Safety » Must-Read Mysteries » Strange Peaches » food Sweet Mascarpone Polenta » Sweet Mascarpone Polenta With Roasted Nectarines » | December 2000
 features Fifty Gifts Yule Love » Merry Texas Christmas, You All » The Twelve Months of Christmas » Viva Fort Hood » Can Vicente Fox Save Mexico? » Child of a Lesser God » Season's Eatings » Deer Prudence » columns On the Rebound » [Sports] Clearing the Air » [Behind the Lines] Go to Jail! » [Art] Seeing the Light » [Texana] Feature Presentation » [Music] Spurred On » [Profile] miscellany Cell Block » [State Secrets] Mayor May Not » [Reporter] Confessions of a Washed-up Sportswriter (Including Various Digressions About Sex, Crime, and Other Hobbies) » [Texas Classics] Bill Owens » [The Ex Files] Heidi Grant Murphy » [Face] Sam Rayburn » [Texas Primer] Penny's Cookies » [State Fare] Confessions of a Washed-up Sportswriter (Including Various Digressions About Sex, Crime, and Other Hobbies) » [Book Excerpt] Contigo » [Hot CDs] No Sleep » [Hot CDs] Lights Karma Action » [Hot CDs] A Stagecoach Named Desire » [Hot CDs] Damon Bramblett » [Hot CDs] Robbers » [Hot Books] First and Last Seasons » [Hot Books] Robbers » [Hot Book Excerpt] Penny's Cookies » [Recipe] web extras The King and I » The Basketball Diary » food Penny's Cookies » Penny's Cookies » |