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Debbie Reynolds »
Who gave Debbie Reynolds her name, and what did she have to learn to do before starring in Singin’ in the Rain?
May 1997 by Anne Dingus
The Crossing »
If U.S. officials put an end to illegal trips across the Rio Grande at Boquillas, the enchanting border town will find itself caught between countries and cultures. Of course, that’s where it has always been.
April 1997 by Robert Draper
Babes in the ’Hoods »
Thought the competition between Texas cities was over? Until my daughter was born in Dallas and a friend’s was born in Austin, so did I.
April 1997 by Skip Hollandsworth
Green Eggs and Kao »
I thought I’d teach my young son’s Laotian friend about all the essentials of American culture, including Dr. Seuss. I just never imagined how much he’d teach me.
March 1997 by Mimi Swartz
The Forgotten People »
For three centuries the Kickapoo Indians moved from place to place across North America to avoid assimilation. Today they live on the outskirts of Eagle Pass: unwelcome, yet unwilling to give up the fight to preserve their culture.
February 1997
Down on the Drag »
Panhandling, digging through dumpsters for food, roaming the streets near the University of Texas campus: This is the life of Austin’s “gutter punks,” homeless kids with little money and even less hope.
January 1997 by Dave Cook
Theater • Lou Diamond Phillips »
It’s good to be King.
September 1996 by Skip Hollandsworth
Invisible Incas »
Before my tortuous trek through the Peruvian Andes to Machu Picchu, I was told I’d be changed by the experience. And, indeed, the spirits moved me.
May 1996 by Keith Kachtick
Some Things Never Change: Doug Deep »
He’s a little bit country, rock and roll, and everything in between. That’s why Doug Sahm is still going strong.
February 1993 by Joe Nick Patoski
The Cap That Won The West »
The newest style of manly hatwear.
October 1978 by Richard West
New Chinatown, Houston »
Our state’s Asian population is the second-fastest growing in the country. This is ground zero.
February 2008 by Mimi Swartz
Head for the Hills »
A grand old opry in Mason, a homestyle bakery in Llano, a cabin with a view of the Sabinal Canyon, and sixteen other things I love about the Hill Country.
by Suzy Banks
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