Politics & Policy
June 30, 1991
Going by the Book
Under Jim Hightower, the agriculture department was liberal and loose. Under Rick Perry, it will be corporate and crisp.
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Lifestyle
June 30, 1991
Pomp and Circumstance
Kicked out of the Miss USA contest, two Texas beauty moguls landed on their feet and started their own pagent.
Film & TV
June 30, 1991
Texas Movies: Hollywood, TX
How Hollywood sees us—and how Hollywood got us wrong.
Feature
June 30, 1991
Perils of Politics
Ann Richards, Bob Bullock, and Gib Lewis are headed for a crash over the stated budget.
Feature
June 30, 1991
Texas Movies
When it comes to moviemaking, there’s no place like home.
Behind the Lines
June 30, 1991
The Queen and I
Texas History
June 1, 1991
Peach Dreams
Summertime is warm-and-fuzzy season for fans of Texas’ favorite fruit.
Being Texan
June 1, 1991
Voices From the Dark
Before Dawn was caught in the terrifying grip of schizophrenia, she had been a talented jazz singer. Now her son-in-law tells her story of no place to go.
Business
May 31, 1991
Continental’s Drift
The airline’s second trip to bankruptcy court has put its future up in the air.
Business
May 31, 1991
Ranching Out
On the Y.O. Ranch, cattle don’t pay the bills—tourists and exotic animals do.
State Secrets
May 31, 1991
Equal AstroTurf
Art
May 31, 1991
El Paso County, Texas, 1988
Science
May 31, 1991
Animal House
At a Central Texas facility, researchers show lab-raised chimps things their mothers never taught them.
Roar of the Crowd
May 31, 1991
Soft Touch
Reporter
May 31, 1991
Playbull of the Western World
Found! One lucky hunk who actually loves the ultimate male fantasy.
Reporter
May 31, 1991
Border Guard
El Paso’s number one health official keeps watch over both sides of the Rio Grande.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1991
Dough Boy
Since the publication of Paul Pilzer’s book Unlimited Wealth, the Dallas economist’s career-and ego-are on the rise.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1991
Mix Masters
Three trend-setting Mexico City restaurants defy tradition by blending native and European cuisines.
Sports
May 31, 1991
The Real Deal vs. The Real Meal
Boxing caught its second wind when George Foreman went the distance with the champ, Evander Holyfield.
Feature
May 31, 1991
Signs of the Times
Original posters from Austin’s musical past.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1991
Secret Summer Places
Follow us for a great vacation, minus something all tourists can do without—crowds.
Behind the Lines
May 31, 1991
Pleasure Island
Politics & Policy
May 1, 1991
Ann of a Hundred Days
Things around the Legislature are looking bleak, but so far, Governor Richards is having the time of her life.
Critters
May 1, 1991
A Fool for Mules
One man’s quest to clear the reputation of an animal maligned.
Sports
May 1, 1991
Armed and Considered Dangerous
The only thing scarier than facing a great pitcher is facing a hothead like Roger Clemens.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1991
Mood Indigo
Head for the hills: Texas has a bumper crop of bluebonnets this year.
Business
April 30, 1991
Fathers of Invention
Two Dallasites put their heads together and opened a creative outlet for inventors.
Business
April 30, 1991
Food Fight
When Art Torres tried to sell a slice of his pizzerias, Pizza Hut boxed him in.
State Secrets
April 30, 1991
Coming Home to Roost
Art
April 30, 1991
Opening night for Los Tecolotes
Photograph by Ethan Hoffman
Sports
April 30, 1991
Hall of Fame
With racing legend Jim Hall back on the fast track, Texas is primed for the Indy 500.
Roar of the Crowd
April 30, 1991
Fair Funding
Reporter
April 30, 1991
Skies Unlimited
On a clear day at Palo Duro Canyon, you can film forever.
Reporter
April 30, 1991
Brave New Lawn
A wiry Texas native rivals St. Augustine on its home turf.
Reporter
April 30, 1991
Art Guile
“We’re feeding off the public,” brag the shameless, self-promoting Art Guys.
Art
April 30, 1991
How the West Was Worn
A tip of the cap to Texas’ crowning glories.
Arts & Entertainment
April 30, 1991
The Cheerleader Murder Plot
To understand Wanda Holloway’s dark and desperate story, you have to start with where she came from.
Music
April 30, 1991
Poor Willie
When the IRS seized all that Willie Nelson had, it was a case of the man who can’t say no meeting the men who won’t take no for an answer.
Behind the Lines
April 30, 1991
Cutting Up Dallas
Books
April 30, 1991
Aural Fixation
My eyes are on the road ahead, but my ears are in a book.
Film & TV
April 30, 1991
Willie, the Actor
Is being himself good enough?
Being Texan
April 1, 1991
The Reluctant Duchess
On the hundredth anniversary of San Antonio’s Fiesta, a duchess from the 1963 court still cringes at her memories of the social whirl.
Health
April 1, 1991
Calm After the Storm
Stormie Jones’s historic transplant gave her four and a half good years. But at what cost?
Health
April 1, 1991
Arrival of the Fittest
Nice-guy bodybuilder Larry North has muscled his way into Dallas’ power circles.
Art
April 1, 1991
Cult of Self
With their earnest autobiographical and cultural themes, the young Mexican painters and sculptors are following the legacy of Frida Kahlo.
Art
April 1, 1991
Looking at Mexico
Visitors may suffer from culture shock upon seeing the artistic riches of “Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries.”
Business
April 1, 1991
Net Worth
How does NBA superstar David Robinson handle his millions? He passes them to a real mom-and-pop operation—his parents.
Business
April 1, 1991
Two-way Street
A year ago, Michael Dell was Wall Street’s whipping boy. Now he’s its darling.
State Secrets
April 1, 1991
Trade War
Art
April 1, 1991
At the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
Photograph by Ave Bonar