
May 1995 Issue

Features


“I Shot to Kill”
When burglars targeted my Dallas business for repreated break-ins, I felt violated—and I fought back.

Open Season
Are gun sellers responsible for gun deaths? Gun store owners and gun show promoters each say no, but that may be all they agree on.

Fear and Loading
At the state capitol, where talk of concealed weapons consumes us still, emotion is winning the day.

Are Texans Gun Crazy?
During the first week of April, as the Legislature considered the case for concealed weapons, Texas mourned the consequences of two gun-related tragedies in Corpus Christi: the murder of Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez and the shooting of five workers at a refinery inspection company by a disgruntled

Burning Down the Woods
In 1990 the state banned the use of dogs to hunt deer. Ever since, a rogue group of East Texas hunters has exacted a fiery revenge.

Take Me to the River
A complete guide to the coolest stretch of the Guadalupe: 22 miles of tubing, rafting, and all-around fun in the sun.

Pump Fiction
Should Hollywood remake ‘Giant’? On the fortieth anniversary of the filming of the Texas epic, we imagine Brad Pitt playing Jett Rink’s grandson, Quentin Tarantino directing, and other scary scenarios.
Columns
Spooking the CIA
Jennifer Harbury’s career as a lawyer in Texas was the prelude to her front-page fight with the U.S. intelligence community.

Right, but Wrong
In his memoirs, archconservative state GOP chair Tom Pauken refights the cultural wars of the sixties—and loses.

State Fare: Vegetable Stack
Vegetables of every shape, color, and texture are mixed and matched in chef Monica Pope’s innovative and healthy dish. A light but filling option from the menu at Boulevard Bistrot in Houston (4319 Montrose), the multilayered assemblage consists of a pancake of grated and sliced vegetables on the bottom and
Greens With Envy
Want to golf this summer on three of the best-designed, least expensive courses in the world? Swing on down to los cabos, mexico.

Davy Crock?
New York fireman Bill Groneman is disputing a critical piece of Alamo lore—and historians everywhere are burning mad.
Reporter
Biting the Bullet
If you plan to pack heat, you’ll have to go to school first. Here’s what you’re in for.
Refinery Woe
Citizens groups in Corpus Christi blame pollution for high cance rates—but they must prove it.
Race Matters
Ron Kirk is ready to be Dallas’ first black mayor. But is Dallas ready for him?