Skip Hollandsworth

Nov 1, 1997 — By Skip Hollandsworth

She had a secret life, and so did her husband. For a while they seemed to have a pleasant existence in the affluent Houston neighborhood of River Oaks. But then she turned up dead.

Aug 31, 1997 — By Skip Hollandsworth

The ice girl cometh.

Aug 31, 1997 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Waste not.

May 31, 1997 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Frankie Mitchell and Janet Evans want to be together, but their families are feuding. It’s a story as old as Shakespeare—older, in fact, because they’re Gypsies, the children of two prominent Dallas clans, and ancient superstitions guide every aspect of their lives. Even love.

Apr 1, 1997 — By Skip Hollandsworth

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.

Dec 1, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

David Graham and Diane Zamora were intelligent, young, and in love. And they shared a secret: They had brutally murdered Adreianne Jones.

Sep 30, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Carolyn Farb wrote the book on charity fundraising, so when she calls, the stars come out to play, and Houston�s high society has a ball.

Aug 31, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Drugstore Cowboy.

Aug 31, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

It’s good to be King.

Aug 31, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

The last tycoon.

Jun 30, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

No one ever suspected a thing until she asked her best friend if she could keep a terrible secret: the bizarre story of teenager Marie Robards, the devoted daughter who murdered her father.

Jun 30, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

There haven’t been many successful sister acts in the world of modeling, but don’t tell that to the Parkses. Farm girls who grew up near Arlington in the tiny community of Webb, 20-year-old Wende, 22-year-old Becky, 23-year-old Kelly, and 26-year-old Kimberly piled into the front seat of a pickup truck…

Apr 1, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

After twenty years as the reigning queen of the soaps, the essential truth about Morgan Fairchild remains: She’s not a bitch, but she plays one on TV.

Mar 1, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Since the day Stanley Marsh 3 finally went too far and locked up George Whittenburg’s son in a chicken coop, all of Amarillo has been abuzz about the bizarre battle between these intractable foes.

Feb 1, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

A young black man with a spotless record is facing a controversial death sentence for the murder of four whites. An East Texas town remains divided.

Jan 1, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

BESIDES THE TASTE OF ITS CHIPS, Frito-Lay’s advertising has had a lasting impact on Americans. Grown-ups can still sing all the words to “Ai-yi-yi-yi, I’m the Frito Bandito” and “Munch a Bunch of Fritos.” Only time will tell if the supermodels’ plug for Baked Lay’s will join the ranks of…

Jan 1, 1996 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Is it possible to have a low-fat chip that tastes good? After three years of top-secret tinkering, Frito-Lay thinks it has hit upon the ultimate snacker’s delight.

Nov 1, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Mary Kay Ash and Jinger Heath have made fortunes getting women to buy and sell their beauty products. But no lipstick or powder can conceal the ugliness between these Dallas cosmetics queens.

Aug 31, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

The Compaq kid.

Aug 31, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Preaching tolerance.

Jul 31, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Drunken boaters have turned a popular lake near Dallas into deadly waters.

Jul 31, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Eleven years after the death of her youngest daughter, Tanya Reid sits in an Amarillo prison. Is she a murderess, or has she been railroaded by overzealous procecutors?

Jun 30, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

How glad-handing Hollywood and hidebound NASA joined forces to make Apollo 13, one of this summer’s hottest movies.

Apr 30, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Citizens groups in Corpus Christi blame pollution for high cance rates—but they must prove it.

Apr 30, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Ron Kirk is ready to be Dallas’ first black mayor. But is Dallas ready for him?

Apr 30, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Should Hollywood remake Giant? On the fortieeth anniversary of the filming of the Texas epic, we imagine Brad Pitt playing jett Rink’s grandson, Quentin Tarantino directing, and other scary scenarios.

Apr 1, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth and Jan Jarboe Russell

Apr 1, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

The Humane Society wants to rein in Beltex of Fort Worth, one of the nation’s largest slaughterhouses.

Feb 1, 1995 — By Skip Hollandsworth

He’s part Susan Powter, part David Letterman, part Dagwood Bumstead—and more.

Nov 1, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

When a teacher romances a student, are school officials to blame? That’s the crux of a case that began in the small town of Taylor and ended up in the U.S. Supreme court.

Sep 30, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

One night the pastor of Dallas’ all-powerful First Baptist Church mysteriously resigned. To this day, no one is sure why.

Aug 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

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

Aug 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Houston’s host of the town.

Aug 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

The arts impresario of Dallas.

Aug 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Turning denim into dollars for AIDS.

Jul 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

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

Jul 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

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

May 31, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

After fifteen years, Tommy Tune and Larry L. King are at it again: The sequel to the most famous musical about our state opens of Broadway.

Apr 30, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

In the nineties, it’s hip to be square and cool to be clueless. Our guide to the new Texas man.

Apr 1, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

For an off-beat trip, head to Glen Rose, home of dinosaur tracks, exotic animals, a creationism museum, and lots more.

Apr 1, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Tough guy Chuck Norris’ kick is better than his kiss on the TV hit Walker, Texas Ranger.

Feb 1, 1994 — By Skip Hollandsworth

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.

Dec 1, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Decades after Carolyn McMorris died of a massive head injury, her sisters shockingly allege that their stepmother murdered her.

Dec 1, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

We started out as pious kids helping Wichita Falls celebrate the birth of Christ. We ended up astray in a manger.

Aug 31, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Police officers Randy Harris and Swany Davenport were called heroes for busting Dallas drug dealers. But when they broke the laws they had pledged to uphold, the dealers cried foul—and the heroes got busted.

Jun 30, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

How did Vickie Smith, waitress from Mexia, become Anna Nicole Smith, world-famous face? It’s anyone’s Guess?

Apr 30, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Dallas police say Charles Albright is the coldest, most depraved killer of women in the city’s history. To me, he seems like a perfect gentleman. Maybe too perfect.

Feb 1, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

In Texas, lunch is for gossip and dinner is for dates. Breakfast, however, is for wheeling and dealing.

Feb 1, 1993 — By Skip Hollandsworth

Last summer, restaurateurs Shannon Wynne and Gene Street bragged about their new partnership, but now they’re eating their words.

Nov 1, 1992 — By Skip Hollandsworth

It seemed like the perfect inside job: A respected cop conspires with his teller girlfriend to pull the biggest bank heist in San Antonio history. If they hadn’t been so careless, they might have gotten away with it.