Married for 32 years, my parents both died of AIDS, and we, their children, may never know why.
July 1994

Features
In the wide-open spaces of Marfa, late sculptor Donald Judd’s immense legacy beckons West Texas travelers.
Some of the brightest country music stars—like Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Byrd—are born in the honky-tonks of Beaumont.

The survivor of a long and torturous journey, George Jones stands alone as the greatest country singer alive.
If casino gambling comes to Texas, it’s a safe bet that the Pratt family of Dallas will be in on the jackpot.
It’s not just another roadside attraction—here’s to a lasting monument of Texas kitsch.
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1/2 cup champagne vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 1/2 cups pure olive oil 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots Salt and pepper to taste Mix vinegar and mustard in a stainless steel bowl. Add olive oil in a steady…
1 15- or 16-ounce can garbanzos (chick peas) 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) 1 tablespoon pure olive oil 1 teaspoon fresh pressed garlic or prepared garlic paste 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste Drain garbanzos, reserving liquid. Blend first 5 ingredients…
Hummus-Tahini Spread 1 15- or 16-ounce can garbanzos (chick peas) 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) 1 tablespoon pure olive oil 1 teaspoon fresh pressed garlic or prepared garlic paste 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste Drain garbanzos, reserving liquid. Blend first…
Columns
The judge could surprise everyone, but it is no longer likely that the case of Hopwood, et al. v. Texas, et al., which concluded in Austin in late May, will change America by rewriting the law of affirmative action. For a while, the suit brought by four white applicants who…
David Greelish of El Paso is nostalgic about technology, so he collects the antiques of the future—computers.
With eight books in print, David Lindsey has established his own gory niche in the world of mystery writers.
I went to Palacios to get away from city life, and I fell in love with the gracious but endangered ways of small-town living.
Miscellany
This creation mixes and matches ingredients from the countries of the Mediterranean: grilled portobello mushrooms from Italy, olive oil from France or Spain, hummus-tahini spread from the Middle East. “This sandwich was my wife’s idea,” says David Holben, the executive chef at Dallas’ Mediterraneo. “She’s a vegetarian and she asked…
Reporter
A new musical from a group of Lubbock expatriates celebrates West Texas’ bawdy past.
It’s up to the Texas Supreme Court to solve the school-finance mess. Guess what? They can’t.
The University of Texas at Dallas gets a new president—and a healthy does of controversy.