1991 – Page 3 of 5

Lights! Camera!

Action abounds in the new slide show at the San Jacinto Monument, but the view of history falls a bit short.

Fraud Buster

An Austin investigator clues accountants in on how to sniff out financial shenanigans.

Uniform Success

Williamson-Dickie of Fort Worth has a blue-collar gold mine in Dickies work clothes.

Ill Suited

When I Was A Cowboy

Photograph by David Levinthal

IRS Blues

Parr for the Course

San Diego’s museum is just on box short of telling the whole truth.

Barroom Brawl

A new contender for the margarita-inventor title turns up in S.A.

Paint It Van Black

Three galas are all in a night’s work for Houston’s TV party animal.

Going by the Book

Under Jim Hightower, the agriculture department was liberal and loose. Under Rick Perry, it will be corporate and crisp.

Pomp and Circumstance

Kicked out of the Miss USA contest, two Texas beauty moguls landed on their feet and started their own pagent.

Texas Movies: Hollywood, TX

How Hollywood sees us—and how Hollywood got us wrong.

Perils of Politics

Ann Richards, Bob Bullock, and Gib Lewis are headed for a crash over the stated budget.

Texas Movies

When it comes to moviemaking, there’s no place like home.

The Queen and I

Peach Dreams

Summertime is warm-and-fuzzy season for fans of Texas’ favorite fruit.

Voices From the Dark

Before Dawn was caught in the terrifying grip of schizophrenia, she had been a talented jazz singer. Now her son-in-law tells her story of no place to go.

Continental’s Drift

The airline’s second trip to bankruptcy court has put its future up in the air.

Ranching Out

On the Y.O. Ranch, cattle don’t pay the bills—tourists and exotic animals do.

Equal AstroTurf

El Paso County, Texas, 1988

Animal House

At a Central Texas facility, researchers show lab-raised chimps things their mothers never taught them.

Soft Touch

Playbull of the Western World

Found! One lucky hunk who actually loves the ultimate male fantasy.

Border Guard

El Paso’s number one health official keeps watch over both sides of the Rio Grande.

Dough Boy

Since the publication of Paul Pilzer’s book Unlimited Wealth, the Dallas economist’s career-and ego-are on the rise.

Mix Masters

Three trend-setting Mexico City restaurants defy tradition by blending native and European cuisines.

The Real Deal vs. The Real Meal

Boxing caught its second wind when George Foreman went the distance with the champ, Evander Holyfield.

Signs of the Times

Original posters from Austin’s musical past.

Secret Summer Places

Follow us for a great vacation, minus something all tourists can do without—crowds.

Pleasure Island

Ann of a Hundred Days

Things around the Legislature are looking bleak, but so far, Governor Richards is having the time of her life.

A Fool for Mules

One man’s quest to clear the reputation of an animal maligned.

Armed and Considered Dangerous

The only thing scarier than facing a great pitcher is facing a hothead like Roger Clemens.

Willie, the Actor

Is being himself good enough?

Mood Indigo

Head for the hills: Texas has a bumper crop of bluebonnets this year.

Fathers of Invention

Two Dallasites put their heads together and opened a creative outlet for inventors.

Food Fight

When Art Torres tried to sell a slice of his pizzerias, Pizza Hut boxed him in.

Coming Home to Roost

Opening night for Los Tecolotes

Photograph by Ethan Hoffman

Hall of Fame

With racing legend Jim Hall back on the fast track, Texas is primed for the Indy 500.

Fair Funding

Skies Unlimited

On a clear day at Palo Duro Canyon, you can film forever.

Brave New Lawn

A wiry Texas native rivals St. Augustine on its home turf.

Art Guile

“We’re feeding off the public,” brag the shameless, self-promoting Art Guys.

How the West Was Worn

A tip of the cap to Texas’ crowning glories.

The Cheerleader Murder Plot

To understand Wanda Holloway’s dark and desperate story, you have to start with where she came from.

Poor Willie

When the IRS seized all that Willie Nelson had, it was a case of the man who can’t say no meeting the men who won’t take no for an answer.

Cutting Up Dallas

Aural Fixation

My eyes are on the road ahead, but my ears are in a book.