April 1993 Issue

How They Do It

How Jim Wright schoozes, George Foreman bruises, ZZ Top trims, and Janet Evans swims, plus the straight skinny on everything else from nearly fifty other Texas celebrities.

Invasion of the Giant Purple Dinosaur

So what if Barney’s New Age niceness annoys some parents? His TV show is a hit with toddlers—and a financial bonanza for the Dallasites who brought him to life.

Beer Brawl

There’s trouble brewing at the Capitol this spring, and it has lobbyists and legislators foaming at the mouth. The issue? Your right to drink a glass of fresh, tasty beer.

The Little Engine That Might

From Paris to Dallas, everyone’s asking, Will the bullet train ever get on track?

“Why Us?”

Since AIDS infected their lives, the proud, the deeply religious Allens have been left to ponder the eternal questions of faith and suffering.

State Fare: Cornish Game Hens Acapulco

“We thought about closing Hilltop after we bought it, but we just about had a mutiny on our hands,” says James D. Smith, Jr. He was speaking of the legendary country eating place that Madalene Hill opened 38 years ago in Cleveland, just a few miles from its present incarnation

French Twist

In Texas, singer Calvin Russell can barely fill a club. In France, he’s more popular than Willie—and sells more records.

The Vaquero’s Gun

Homing Instinct

Did South-western Bell move its main office to San Antonio strictly for business or because its head honcho is a Texan.

Power Flower

Mother Nature made it impossible to grow azaleas in Dallas’ alkaline soil—unless you mulch with money.

Goliad’s Ghosts

At Goliad, you can walk among the ghosts of Fannin’s men and the echoes of the rallying cry that history forgot.

Art Attack

Hog Wild

Houston’s young execs take to the streets on a fleet of shiny Harleys.

Blood Relations

A modern surgeon employs a long-discredited cure-all: medicinal leeches.

A Special Issue

Roadrunner in Mid-glide, 1991

Denver or Bust