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Homeboy

He may live in a posh Houston ‘burb, but rap star Scarface wants to fix up his old ‘hood.

No Ink, No Glory

Can you name any of the fourteen Branch Davidian defence lawyers? They hope so.

City Mis-Manager

Camille Barnett focused on her image, not on Austin’s woes. Now she’s out of a job.

Switch-hitter

Can tejano heartthrob Emilio Navaira survive the crossover to country music?

Newgulf, R.I.P.

When Texas’ last company town disappears this month, so will a cozy way of life my family knew well.

Animal Writes

Eight indigenous authors, nine native critters: A bookish look at the wildest, woolliest creatures in Texas history.

Tex-Mex Treks: Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila

A cool mariachi bar (in Juárez), tasty lake bass (in Cuidad Acuña), terrific shoes and boots (in Reynosa), and other secrets of border travel.

The Player

With native roots but global goals, investment guru Tom Hicks redefines Texas business for the nineties.

The Temptation of Williamson County

Why Austin’s suburban neighbors to the north wouldn’t take a bite out of Apple Computer.

The Guns of Huejotzingo

On the three days before Lent, amid clouds of smoke and the sounds of musket fire, this tiny town is the site of Mexico’s most chaotic carnaval.

The Crying Game

When Houston’s pro sports teams collapse late in the season—as they may do this year—faithful fans like me are never surprised. We’ve almost come to expect it.

Frequent Fliers

Want to see millions of migrating monarchs on their annual winter getaway? Wing on down to Mexico.

Royal Bust

A Man and His Dog, 1993

Vidor Views

Iron Man

The quietest member of the governor’s fitness panel throws his weight around—at last.

Waco Untold

Four quickie Branch Davidian books reveal that the full story has yet to come out.

Back to Shul

A group of renowned rabbis teaches many Dallas Jews the deeper meanings of Judaism.

El Patriot

Border chief Silvestre Reyes confronts illegal imigration—and his heritage.

Axes to Grind

When Stevie Ray Vaughan died, Texas lost its premier guitarist. Can any of these ambitious young players fill his boots?

The Deadly DA

Without regrets, Harris County district attorney Johnny Holmes puts more criminals on death row than any U.S. lawman.

Go West!

Now is the time to check out newly stylish hotels and restaurants in West Texas. Tourists aren’t far behind.

Love and Death on the Third Floor

She was the princess who wore Tiffany perfume. He was the middle-class guy who raced cars. But when they met on the cystic fibrosis wing of a Dallas hospital, romance bloomed.

The Twilight of the Texas Rangers

Are the legendary lawmen necessary? Yes, but their inability to grapple with the modern world threatens to make them irrelevant.

A Healthy Practice

Me, Myself, and I

Once a wild child, now a suburban mom, Marion Winik could be Texas’ next big literary success.

Will This Be the Most Important City of the Twenty-First Century?

Forget what you’ve heard about Mexico City’s “urban hell.” From its well-organized workers to its highly evolved social system, it could be NAFTA’s greatest economic success story.

What I Learned in the Bubble

Until I house-sat there last year, I thought I knew rarefied Highland Park. To my surprise, it was much more fragile and defensive than it had seemed.

Nashville City Limits

Once, country acts made art in Austin and money in Nashville. Today each place is a lot like the other, which is why more Texas singers are heading east.

Ceiling Price

Southern Methodist University Legend Doak Walker, Circa 1948

Mountain Man

ASKed Out

My third year organizing the JFK assassination conference was one year too many.

KSNooze

The good news: Houston has an all-news channel. The bad news: It’s no CNN.

Morales’ Paralysis

How has Attorney General Dan Morales performed in his first term? Indecisively.

The Great Defenders

Who cares if they dress differently, act differently, and spell their names differently? Brother Dick DeGuerin and Mike DeGeurin are two of the best attorneys in Texas, and for that they can thank their mentor, legal legend Percy Foreman.

The 1994 Bum Steer Awards

A year of Arlington appellations, bedouined Bush, candied coiffures, detestable dinosaurs, effervescent executioners, fancy fertilizer, greedy Gorbachev, holy Halloweens, ignorant ichthyofauna, Japanese jokes, klipped Klingons, lottery lovebirds, medical margaritas, nude nuptials, overwhelmed ostriches, pugilistic pitchers, quashed quarterback, royal redialings, satanic Santas, titillating typos, UFO urgings, vindictive Vermonters, wanted: wives, X-citable

Homing Instinct

How a Texas oil company took a mountain of coastal muck and created a cozy abode for whooping cranes.

Jim’s Cowboys

Stitches in Time

Houstonian Betty Ring’s Girlhood Emboidery is a richly illustrated survey of centuries-old needlework.

When Worlds Collide

A Houston art exhibit juxtaposes spirit and science with family photos, Tylenol caplets, and gigantic blood cells.

Poll Vault

Porky and Friends, Fort Worth, 1981

Mr. Jones

Lost Weekend

For Texas fans, the only thing worse than getting beat by OU was not being able to party all night.

State and Church

What do Ross Perot and Bob Tilton have in common (besides dallas)? Publications obsessed with them.

Lucken Back

Twenty years later, Jerry Jeff Walker returns to the town his music put on the map.

The Other Henry

Henry Bonilla is our first Hispanic Republican in congress. He won’t be our last.

Vocal Minority

When top black country artists like powerhouse singer Mary Cutrufello take the stage, people listen.