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April 1999
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Features
Savoring the Private RyanOut of uniform, in his own words, Texas icon Nolan Ryan on baseball, ranching, values, and his love for his native state. Our Juan and OnlyAt home in his native Puerto Rico or at home plate in Arlington, Texas Rangers slugger Juan Gonzalez is a hit. Kids in the Hall?Don’t hang their plaques at Cooperstown just yet, but do applaud the accomplishments of Kerry Wood and Ben Grieve. After all, not everyone is Rookie of the Year. Pitching Josh BeckettHe throws a 95-mile-an-hour fastball, strikes out 2.1 batters per inning, and could be the number one pick in June’s big-league draft. Meet suburban Houston’s new teen sensation. |
Secret Agent MenWhy are Randy and Alan Hendricks the only people in Houston who are glad Roger Clemens didn’t end up with the Astros? Hey, it comes with the job. “No One Knows What Could Be Happening to Those Kids”When you’re underpaid, inexperienced, and overloaded with files detailing allegations of child abuse, there is a limit to how well you can do your job. Eight months in the life of an investigative team in the Travis County office of Child Protective Services. The ExterminatorDoes Tom DeLay kill Democrats on contact? Not exactly, but as the president can tell you, the profoundly partisan Republican congressman attacks his enemies relentlessly. Wing TipsWhere to see the painted bunting, the summer tanager, and other feathered friends: A guide to the best birding spots in Texas. |
Columns
ArtMaster ClassHow a collection of paintings and drawings coveted by Sotheby’s and other art world Goliaths ended up at the University of Texas at Austin. |
HealthBad BloodYou can’t call it a Texas disease, but meningococcemia—a blood-borne form of meningitis—afflicts a fair number of the state’s children. And if the FDA will let him, a Dallas pediatrician thinks he can treat it. ProfileTV or Not TV?He’s no Seinfeld. He’s not even Jeff Foxworthy. But Galveston native Bill Engvall is a successful stand-up comic, and one day, just maybe, he’ll get a sitcom of his own. TravelThe Big EasierManageable crowds. Fabulous food. Great music. Authentic Cajun culture. Do you need any other reasons to visit Lafayette, Louisiana? |
Reporter
State SecretsHeady LamarSeveral Sundays a year, Texans wake to find not one but two GOP presidential hopefuls inside the state’s borders. The Ex FilesJoe MorganHot BoxCD and Book ReviewsFaceJacob Sudhoff |
Miscellaneous
Roar of the CrowdMovie Magic |
The Inside StoryEmotion Pictures |
Patrick Touts Ultrasound Bill (Sun May 11 at 8:14 AM)
There's Two I's in "Bonnie Richardson" (Sat May 10 at 11:45 PM)
Mother's Day Gift That Keeps on Giving (Thu May 1 at 10:55 AM)
Behold the Book at the Top of the New York Times Best-Seller List (Sat May 10 at 9:56 PM)
The TEXAS MONTHLY Podcast: Rodney Ellis on Guilt, Innocent, and the Death Penalty (Thu May 8 at 1:43 PM)
