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June 1999

  • Features

  • Biz

  • Columns

    • Texana

      Hog Wild

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      They’re a major nuisance in rural Texas— but, boy, do they taste good.

    • Media

      Lynch Mob

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      Like the coffee and pie in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, the Arlington-based fanzine Wrapped in Plastic is damn fine.

    • First Person

      East Toward Home

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      The Town Lake soccer fields in Austin, shopping at Kathleen Sommers in San Antonio, sunsets in Big Bend: Good-bye to all that and (sniff) a whole lot more.

    • Crime

      Case Open

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      Nearly three years after attorney Steve Davis’ body was found, his family still doesn’t know how he died. Thanks to an out-of-court settlement with Comanche County, they probably never will.

    • Behind the Lines

      My Wimberley

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      Why Wimberley is not Columbine.

  • Reporter

    • Artist Interview

      A Census of Power

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      Twenty and a half million. That’s Texas’ projected population in 2000—an increase of more than 20 percent since 1990—and Republicans are salivating at the prospect of gaining seats in the mandatory 2001 redrawing of legislative and congressional districts. Any area that did not keep up with the state’s growth rate will lose seats. The most …

    • Reporter

      The Spying Game

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      How the war in Kosovo turned an Austin online company into the Lone Star State Department.

    • Low Talk

      Has Gramm Had His Phil?

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      Is Phil Gramm out of gas (and oil)?

    • Hot Box

      CD and Book Reviews

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      CDs by the Jiménez brothers, the Old 97’s, and Lee Hazlewood; books by Joni Rodgers and Scott Zesch.

    • Face

      Brent and Brad Hauser

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      Twenty-two-year-old twins Brent and Brad Hauser have the kind of track record that makes their competitors weak in the knees. Now seniors at Stanford University, the former Kingwood residents have both set school records in the 10,000-meter, 5,000-meter (indoor and outdoor), and 3,000-meter events. At last year’s NCAA championships, Brad won the gold in the …

    • The Ex Files

      Rip Torn

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      Not too long after I graduated from UT, I went back to play the part of Macbeth at Hogg Auditorium. I wanted to see how somebody like that—a verified homicidal psychopathic murderer—behaved, so I went to the Austin State Hospital. The university set it up for me, and the warden checked me out to make …

    • Texas Classics

      The First Picture Show

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      Horseman, Pass By

  • Web

    • Recipe

      Roasted Corn on the Cob

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      Chile Salt 7 teaspoons ground cayenne 7 teaspoons ground red chile powder 3 teaspoons granulated garlic 2 tablespoons salt Mix all ingredients together. Roasted Corn on the Cob 6 ears of corn in their husks 3 tablespoons melted butter 1 1/2 teaspoons chile salt (recipe above) juice of 3 limes 3 additional limes, cut in …

    • Recipe

      Pear and Brie Quesadillas

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      6 teaspoons honey 3 medium pears 6 ounces Brie, sliced 1/8 inch thick 3 fresh jalapeños, seeded and minced several sprigs thyme and basil, chopped 6 eight-inch flour tortillas 6 ounces sour cream (optional) sprigs of cilantro (for garnish) Fill a saucepan with water, add honey, and bring to a boil. Blanch pears for 30 …

    • Recipe

      Jicama and Cucumber Strips

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      2 medium cucumbers, peeled and seeded 1 small jícama, peeled 3 limes chile salt to taste (recipe above) 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (for garnish) Cut cucumber and jícama into 1/4- by 2-inch strips. Sprinkle with lime juice and chile salt and garnish with cilantro.

    • Recipe

      Antojitos

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      Chile Salt 7 teaspoons ground cayenne 7 teaspoons ground red chile powder 3 teaspoons granulated garlic 2 tablespoons salt Mix all ingredients together. Roasted Corn on the Cob 6 ears of corn in their husks 3 tablespoons melted butter 1 1/2 teaspoons chile salt (recipe above) juice of 3 limes 3 additional limes, cut in …

  • Miscellany

    • Roar of the Crowd

      For the Children

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      I AM A CASEWORKER WITH CHILD Protective Services in Dallas. Yours was the first article I have seen that honestly described the work we do [“No One Knows What Could Be Happening to Those Kids,” April 1999]. Our days are endless and many of our nights are sleepless because of our line of work. I, …

    • Texas Primer

      Américo Paredes

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      Which Américo Paredes book was made into a movie starring Edward James Olmos?

    • The Inside Story

      Beating the Bushes

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      Who knew that it would be so hard to get pictures of George W. Bush as a child? Texas Monthly assistant art director Kathy Marcus surely didn’t, but she discovered the truth early on in the course of her photo research for this month’s special issue (see “Who Is George W. Bush,”). The 49-year-old, who …

    • Around the State

      Around the State

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      Piano men—and women—play around at the Van Cliburn Foundation’s amateur night (Fort Worth). Plus: An aquarium you simply have to sea (Galveston); George Bush, the exhibit (Fredericksburg); Cowtown’s sesquicentennial (Fort Worth); and surf’s up…on the wall (Corpus Christi).

    • State Fare

      Tila’s Antojitos

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      From Tila’s in Houston: three Mexican appetizers that are, well, appetizing.