May 1995 Issue

Pump Fiction

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.

By Skip Hollandsworth

To Pack and Pack Not

We asked twenty famous Texans: Will you carry a gun?

By Texas Monthly

“I Shot to Kill”

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

By David McCormick

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.

By Robert Draper

Fear and Loading

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

By Gary Cartwright

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

By Gary Cartwright, Robert Draper and David McCormick

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.

By Robert Draper

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.

By Joe Nick Patoski

The Queen Is Dead

When Selena Quintanilla Perez was killed on March 31, Texas mourned—and around the world, the veneration began.

By Joe Nick Patoski

Vegetable Stack

Recipe from Boulevard Bistro, 4319 Montrose, Houston. Okinomi-yaki Pancake Batter 6 eggs 1 cup flour 1 cup water 2 tablespoons fines herbes 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon fennel Pinch of cayenne Whisk ingredients together in a mixing bowl, let rest for 10 minutes, whisk again. Okinomi-yaki

By Texas Monthly

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.

By Turk Pipkin

Davy Crock?

New York fireman Bill Groneman is disputing a critical piece of Alamo lore—and historians everywhere are burning mad.

By Jan Reid

Some Shots at Guns

By Gregory Curtis

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.

By Jan Reid

Right, but Wrong

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

By Paul Burka

Pine and Agony

By Paul Burka

Barton Springs Celebrants, Austin, 1990

By Texas Monthly

State Fare

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

By Patricia Sharpe

Song and Dance

By Texas Monthly

Biting the Bullet

If you plan to pack heat, you’ll have to go to school first. Here’s what you’re in for.

By Gary Cartwright

Refinery Woe

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

By Skip Hollandsworth

Race Matters

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

By Skip Hollandsworth