1994 – Page 2 of 5

“We Get All Hyped Up. We Do a Drive-by.”

Gangs, guns, and getting in trouble are a way of life for too many teenagers in San Antonio’s projects.

How to Marry A Millionaire

Anna Nicole Smith got her man: the full story on the big gal’s marriage to octogenarian oilman J. Howard Marshall.

Trial and Error

Fred Zain was once a star witness for the prosecution, but his testimony may have sent innocent men to jail.

Shape Up

Edward Blum ran for Congress in 1992, lost, and then decided to change America. He has succeeded. He was one of six plaintiffs in a Texas case that, along with similar cases in North Carolina and Louisiana, will help reverse the racial separation and antagonism that infects our public life.

Hot and Heavy

A saga of lust and revenge with a corpulent heroine establishes Carol Dawson as Texas' most promising new writer.

Todd Oldham

The boy wonder of style.

Kaye Stripling

Reinventing the public school.

Tom Caskey

Tracking down deadly genes.

Bob Bullock

The real governor of Texas.

David Schwarz

Building a better Fort Worth.

Bridget Hall

Only sixteen, and very much in Vogue,

Selena

The sound of assimilation.

Ross Perot, Jr.

It’s junior’s mint, and he’s making the most of it.

Hakeem Olajuwon

All-star, MVP, and now champion.

Tony Vallone

Houston’s host of the town.

Russell Stanphill

Hello, Mr. Chips.

John Hall

Making a clean sweep of Texas.

Rick Brettell

The arts impresario of Dallas.

Aaron Spelling

The trash-TV titan.

Judith Sanders-Castro

Keeping up the good fight.

Bo Pilgrim

He invented the boneless breast and made his chicken a household name. But now his critics are out to roast him.

John O’Quinn

The untouchable plaintiff's lawyer.

Steve Burrus

Turning denim into dollars for AIDS.

Russell Dilday

A Baptist under fire.

The Texas Twenty

Because they are talented at what they do. Because they made a difference this year. Because they reflect the state of our state. Here are twenty Texans you need to know.

Idyll Pleasures

Welcome to Puerto Escondido, where you can ride magnificent waves, hook a sailfish, or do absolutely nothing.

Wasted Effort

Turtle in Church, Alice, Texas, 1993

A Good Sport

By all rights, Oilers coach Jack Pardee should be the most respected Texan in football. Instead, his days may be numbered.

Cut Backs

Wise Blood

From one stain, Dusty Hesskew can solve a murder. That’s why he is Texas’ top blood detective.

False Profit

Houston’s Unity Church helps folks get God through getting cash. It seems to work.

Ready to Burn

Among the nation’s highest fire risks, the Austin area needs to extinguish its volunteer protection.

Rave On

The world’s leading expert on rock legend Buddy Holly, Bill Griggs is alive and well and living in the fifties.

Chemical Warfare

When diesel fumes, power lines, and even his wedding ring made a Dallas man faint, he knew he had a big problem.

Charles Hurwitz

A true post-boom-and-burst CEO.

Glorious Sideshow

Rip on a Tear

With his starring role on The Larry Sanders Show, Rip Torn is no longer Rip scorned.

War Paint

Fifty years after the bloody battle of Peleliu, Tom Lea’s paintings still prove war is hell.

Adkins Family Values

The family that plays together stays together. Meet one of the world’s most successful classical music clans.

State Fare: Mango Margaritas, Black Bean Dip, and Salsa

Recipe from Teala’s, Houston

Les Misérables

We set out to teach the French about real Texas chili. We ended up eating a big bowl of crow.

Gas Pained

Beverly Raub and Duke, Galveston, 1993

State Fare

Teala’s, 3210 W. Dallas, Houston

Pigskin Profile

Set in Stone

My encounter with President Clinton had to be true. It was in the New York Times.

Messing With Texas

TV glitzmeister Aaron Spelling tries to wakeup Michener’s epic snooze.

Empty Cup

To Dallas, the World Cup meant gearing up for riots, a crime wave, and—of course—real football.

The Don of Dallas

From The Manchurian Candidate to Prizzi’s Money, Richard Condon delivers wry thrillers readers can’t resist.