Education
March 1, 1995
Making the Grade
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1994
Lady Bird Looks Back
Frank talk about LBJ’s life, JFK’s death, the promise of Hillary Clinton, the perils of Oliver North—and more.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1994
Sitting Pretty
After years of maintaining perfect public composure, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison now wears her ambition on her sleeve.
State Secrets
April 1, 1994
Banned
Texas History
April 1, 1994
Fit for a Queen
A look back at San Antonio Fiesta gowns reveals how the dresses have gone from elegant to excessive.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1994
John the Knife
He’s a budget cutter in an era of consumption, a conservative Democrat in a party gone soft, a good ol’ boy with no polish or flash. So why is everyone buzzing about Texas comptroller John Sharp?
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1994
Morales’ Paralysis
How has Attorney General Dan Morales performed in his first term? Indecisively.
Reporter
December 1, 1993
The Other Henry
Henry Bonilla is our first Hispanic Republican in congress. He won’t be our last.
State Secrets
November 1, 1993
Battle Royal
Texas History
May 31, 1993
David Koresh and the Myth of the Alamo
He was no William Barrett Travis, but in many ways, the leader of the Brand Davidians was an archetypal Texan to the end.
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1993
Wanted! By the FBI
What’s behind the Bureau’s bashing of its director, former San Antonio judge William Sessions? Go ask Alice.
Being Texan
April 1, 1993
“Why Us?”
Since AIDS infected their lives, the proud, the deeply religious Allens have been left to ponder the eternal questions of faith and suffering.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1993
About Face
He waffled about the Senate seat, then sought safe harbor in Bill Clinton’s cabinet. Why did Henry Cisneros choose HUD over headlines? Only he knows for sure.
The Issues
February 1, 1993
Essay: Gone to Texas
Sharpstown used to be an affluent suburb. Today it’s where the world has come to live.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1992
The Eternal Challenger
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez has spent most of his 76 years swinging wildly at political heavyweights. Now he’s finally landed a punch—on the president of the United States.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1992
Politics Red Square
Texas scientist Arnold Lockshin defected to Russia to find a new life. Has the collapse of communism shattered his dreams?
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1992
Ann’s Plans
Is Ann Richards planning a historic move from the statehouse to the White House?
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1992
Endless Winter
The fire of democracy has yet to warm Moscow’s soul.
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1992
Can Bob Strauss Save Russia?
Maybe not. But then again, the veteran Texas pol has never taken no for an answer.
Health
March 1, 1992
Rescue Mission
The politics of trauma.
Health
March 1, 1992
Flight for Your Life
When a few minutes matter, an EMS helicopter can make the difference between life and death.
Being Texan
January 1, 1992
Child’s Play
“Just how hard can it be to build a playground?” I asked. The answer: Harder than anything I’ve ever tried before.
November 1, 1991
The War for Thee University
Pray for Baylor. The Baptists are calling each other flat-earthers and liberal parasites, and the school they call Jerusalem on the Brazos is caught in the middle.
Being Texan
August 1, 1991
Let Me Hear Silence
Once part of a vast South Texas ranch, Lebh Shomea is a spiritual retreat where pilgrims listen to what absolute quiet has to say.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1991
Secret Summer Places
Follow us for a great vacation, minus something all tourists can do without—crowds.
Energy
April 1, 1991
Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog
“Guys like me like Iraq,” says Houston oilman Oscar Wyatt. “That’s the way the real world works, baby.”
Lifestyle
December 1, 1990
Growing Pains
My daughter’s first day of kindergarten was hard—on me.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1990
The Lone Ambassador
Henry Catto’s friends knew that one day he would be appointed to the Court of St. James’s. What they didn’t guess is that when the time came, his wife, Jessica, wouldn’t join him.
Business
August 1, 1990
Howdy, Comrades! Let’s Do a Deal
A Texas businessman launches his one-man invasion of post-Communist Romania.
News & Politics
May 1, 1990
The Way Out
A modest Catholic boys’ school in El Paso could teach public schools a lesson or two about how to provide a solid education on a limited budget and send 98 percent of their students off to college.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1990
Back to the Past
With Henry Cisneros out of office, opponents shoot down a tax increase, and San Antonio retreats to 1980.
Business
February 1, 1990
The $76 Million Divorce
The eldest son of Trammell Crow used his money for drugs, guns, and high living. His wife spent a fortune on personal trainers and self-promotion. Now they’re squaring off in an L.A. divorce court.
True Crime
November 1, 1989
Billie Sol Estes Has a Deal for You
The guy whose name is synonymous with swindling is finally a free man—but it may not last.
Politics & Policy
July 1, 1989
The Mommy War
Kids in T-shirts bearing political slogans, ideological confrontations in the supermarket, skirmishes at the PTA. Welcome to the battle between moms who work and moms who don’t.
Business
December 1, 1988
The Battle of the Bubbles
One man’s obsession with kicking Perrier in the derriere.
Style & Design
November 1, 1988
Can You Take a Hint?
Heloise, America’s best-known homemaker, has a dirty little secret: she hates to clean house. If you hate it too, she’s convinced that you need her more than ever.
News & Politics
July 31, 1988
Full of Woe
You see them on TV, adorable youngsters asking to be adopted, But the dreadful odyssey of the Wednesday’s Child rarely has a made-for-television happy ending.
Business
May 31, 1988
Killer Whale Hooks City!
San Antonio is shameless over Shamu and Sea World.
Energy
May 1, 1988
The Wait for Deliverance
Despite all the mewling from the oil patch, there are still ways to make money at $15 a barrel. Here’s our guide to surviving the terrible teens.
Energy
May 1, 1988
It Stinks
Times are rotten for refineries.
Energy
May 1, 1988
No Wonderland
Once an oil-field service boomtown, Alice doesn’t live well anymore.
Business
April 1, 1988
What Does H.E.B. Stand For, Anyway?
As the president of Texas’ largest private grocery chain, Charles Butt learned that in order to be nice to his customers he had to be tough on his competitors. And vice versa.
Friends
February 1, 1988
God and Me
How five Texas keep their faith.
Family
February 1, 1988
It Had To Be You
Thanks to the sacrifice of two strangers, we have the child we’ve always dreamed of.
Family
February 1, 1988
Habits of the Heart
Time-honored Texas rituals.
Business
August 31, 1987
The Book Stops Here
For 68 years, Rosengren’s Books in San Antonio gave personal service, sought out both arcane and popular titles, and fostered a love of reading. It wasn’t enough to keep the store in business.
Reporter
July 31, 1986
Texas Monthly Reporter
Life after TECAT in North Forest; Joe Rinelli gives his beauties a shot at the crow; Kerrville residents have a winter’s worth of tall tales.
Jazz
April 1, 1986
Calling His Own Tune
On San Antonio’s Riverwalk the Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays jazz the way it was meant to be played.
Being Texan
December 1, 1985
The Week of the Virgin
A doll-like statue of sugar-cane fiber and clay came to San Antonio from a village in Mexico. Twenty-four hours a day, residents of the West Side visited Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos.