Books
February 1, 1994
Waco Untold
Four quickie Branch Davidian books reveal that the full story has yet to come out.
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Reporter
February 1, 1994
Back to Shul
A group of renowned rabbis teaches many Dallas Jews the deeper meanings of Judaism.
Reporter
February 1, 1994
El Patriot
Border chief Silvestre Reyes confronts illegal imigration—and his heritage.
Music
February 1, 1994
Axes to Grind
When Stevie Ray Vaughan died, Texas lost its premier guitarist. Can any of these ambitious young players fill his boots?
Law
February 1, 1994
The Deadly DA
Without regrets, Harris County district attorney Johnny Holmes puts more criminals on death row than any U.S. lawman.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1994
Go West!
Now is the time to check out newly stylish hotels and restaurants in West Texas. Tourists aren’t far behind.
Health
February 1, 1994
Love and Death on the Third Floor
She was the princess who wore Tiffany perfume. He was the middle-class guy who raced cars. But when they met on the cystic fibrosis wing of a Dallas hospital, romance bloomed.
Texas History
February 1, 1994
The Twilight of the Texas Rangers
Are the legendary lawmen necessary? Yes, but their inability to grapple with the modern world threatens to make them irrelevant.
Behind the Lines
February 1, 1994
A Healthy Practice
Books
February 1, 1994
Me, Myself, and I
Once a wild child, now a suburban mom, Marion Winik could be Texas’ next big literary success.
Business
January 1, 1994
Will This Be the Most Important City of the Twenty-First Century?
Forget what you’ve heard about Mexico City’s “urban hell.” From its well-organized workers to its highly evolved social system, it could be NAFTA’s greatest economic success story.
Being Texan
January 1, 1994
What I Learned in the Bubble
Until I house-sat there last year, I thought I knew rarefied Highland Park. To my surprise, it was much more fragile and defensive than it had seemed.
Music
January 1, 1994
Nashville City Limits
Once, country acts made art in Austin and money in Nashville. Today each place is a lot like the other, which is why more Texas singers are heading east.
State Secrets
January 1, 1994
Ceiling Price
Art
January 1, 1994
Southern Methodist University Legend Doak Walker, Circa 1948
Roar of the Crowd
January 1, 1994
Mountain Man
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1994
ASKed Out
My third year organizing the JFK assassination conference was one year too many.
Reporter
January 1, 1994
KSNooze
The good news: Houston has an all-news channel. The bad news: It’s no CNN.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1994
Morales’ Paralysis
How has Attorney General Dan Morales performed in his first term? Indecisively.
News & Politics
January 1, 1994
The Great Defenders
Who cares if they dress differently, act differently, and spell their names differently? Brother Dick DeGuerin and Mike DeGeurin are two of the best attorneys in Texas, and for that they can thank their mentor, legal legend Percy Foreman.
Bum Steers
January 1, 1994
The 1994 Bum Steer Awards
A year of Arlington appellations, bedouined Bush, candied coiffures, detestable dinosaurs, effervescent executioners, fancy fertilizer, greedy Gorbachev, holy Halloweens, ignorant ichthyofauna, Japanese jokes, klipped Klingons, lottery lovebirds, medical margaritas, nude nuptials, overwhelmed ostriches, pugilistic pitchers, quashed quarterback, royal redialings, satanic Santas, titillating typos, UFO urgings, vindictive Vermonters, wanted: wives, X-citable
Environment
January 1, 1994
Homing Instinct
How a Texas oil company took a mountain of coastal muck and created a cozy abode for whooping cranes.
Behind the Lines
January 1, 1994
Jim’s Cowboys
Books
January 1, 1994
Stitches in Time
Houstonian Betty Ring’s Girlhood Emboidery is a richly illustrated survey of centuries-old needlework.
Art
January 1, 1994
When Worlds Collide
A Houston art exhibit juxtaposes spirit and science with family photos, Tylenol caplets, and gigantic blood cells.