August 1994
Features
The shocking story of Austin’s underworld, and how a state bureaucrat got in too deep.
After years of maintaining perfect public composure, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison now wears her ambition on her sleeve.
The family that plays together stays together. Meet one of the world’s most successful classical music clans.
Fifty years after the bloody battle of Peleliu, Tom Lea’s paintings still prove war is hell.
With his starring role on The Larry Sanders Show, Rip Torn is no longer Rip scorned.
It’s harvest time for the green chile—the mild-mannered pepper that adds zest to almost any dish.
Columns
In 1968 Jug Burkett served his country in Vietnam. Today he battles the stereotype of Vietnam vets as down-and-out losers.
From The Manchurian Candidate to Prizzi’s Money, Richard Condon delivers wry thrillers readers can’t resist.
We set out to teach the French about real Texas chili. We ended up eating a big bowl of crow.
Reporter
To Dallas, the World Cup meant gearing up for riots, a crime wave, and—of course—real football.
My encounter with President Clinton had to be true. It was in the New York Times.