October 1990 Issue
Features
The Quickest Draw In the West
Not since Remington and Russell has a cowboy artist sold so many works-for so much-Fredericksburg’s G. Harvey.
To the Brilliant Victor
Southwest Conference trophies, commemorating long-forgotten triumphs, are still winners. Photographs by Wyatt McSpadden.
Meet the Governor: Ann Richards
Revealing profiles of Ann Richards and Clayton Williams raise the question: How about none of the above?…
Power Switch
Are customers of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant better off with safety advocate Juanita Ellis on the inside or the outside?…
Meet the Governor: Clayton Williams
Revealing profiles of Ann Richards and Clayton Williams raise the question. How about none of the above?…
Miscellany
State of the Art
Rich Clarkson brings a new perspective to Texas A&M honor guards “humping it”—Aggies claim the peculiar crouch helps project yells—in game day usa, a survey of college football culture by 22 photographers, just issued by Kodak/Thomasson-Grant.
State Fare
At Austin’s Majestic Diner, co-owner and chef Mick Vann gives the royal treatment to even the simplest entrée. Vann has been cooking for twenty years (the last seven at Clarksville Cafe in Austin), and he still has a knack for the unexpected: whole leaves of spinach in spanakopita and a…
Domain Supplement
Columns
The Brain Trust
Computers will finally use commmon sense if an Austin high-tech team can make them think like people.
That Mojo Season
An outsider exposes the hidden risks in Odessa’s bigger-than-life brand of football.
Saddam’s Shadow
Iraq’s leader may baffle the West, but he’s even more of an enigma to his own people.
Table Manners
For my grandmother, offering food to hungry relatives meant much more than just serving another meal.
Reporter
State Wide: Maquiladora Marketing
Nibbe’s Twin Plant News explains border economics to the world.
State Wide: Bluebonnet Happening
Painter Keith Clementson demonstrates how to turn a bluebonnet painting in to a work of art.
State Wide: Disc Golf Versus Ball Golf
Disc freestyle champion John Houck puts a new spin on golf.
State Wide: Highway From Hell
Expressway anxiety? Dallas therapist Richard Carson can help you cope.
Web
Tamale-Stuffed Game Hen
Marinade 4 game hens 1 tablespoon achiote seeds 2 cups oil 46 ounces tomato juice 3 bay leaves 1 tablespoon granulated garlic 1 tablespoon oregano leaves 1 teaspoon each of dark chile powder, ground cumin, and salt 2 ounces lime juice…