April 2000
Features
From the fabulous, furry Gilbert Shelton to the
hypercaffeinated Shannon Wheeler, these celebrated Texas
cartoonists will surely draw you in.
For Tom Cherry, the precise place where loyalty to his dad ends and a larger obligation to society begins lies deep in the woods of East Texas, at the intersection of history and conscience, where the truth about a church bombing during the struggle for civil rights in the South may only now be coming to light.
Meet eight Texas teams that are bringing
America's pastimethe gimmicky,
anything-goes minor league
versionto a stadium near you.
The Borderland, Bud Shrake’s epic novel about the early days of the Republic of Texas, is the crowning achievement of a life that is itself the stuff of legend.
What’s so important about a stack of wood? Every Aggie knows that the answer is tradition—which is why, after a catastrophe that took the lives of twelve young men and women, the decision of whether to continue, change, or call a halt to the bonfire looms so large at Texas A&M.
Columns
Fresh from a victory tour of the film festival circuit, UT's Paul Stekler is ready for action. And lights. And camera.
Rashard Lewis may have left his Texas hometown for the NBA at a frighteningly young age, but he's no Leon Smith.
How the Stubb's barbecue empire outlasted the death of its namesake—and proved that spice guys sometimes finish first.
The longtime impresario of the coolest chain of nightlife spots in Texas remembers well what it was like to be a Cellar dweller. Me too.
Reporter
CDs by Adolph Hofner and the Pearl Wranglers, Sister Seven, and Bob Dorough.
Oh, Canada: You've taken film business away from Texas. Can an Austin soundstage get it back?
Miscellany
You get a spicy stir-fry; Dallas' Abacus gets your gratitude. Call it a squid pro quo.