Film & TV
September 1, 1994
Aaron Spelling
The trash-TV titan.
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Border & Immigration
September 1, 1994
Judith Sanders-Castro
Keeping up the good fight.
Business
September 1, 1994
Bo Pilgrim
He invented the boneless breast and made his chicken a household name. But now his critics are out to roast him.
News & Politics
September 1, 1994
John O’Quinn
The untouchable plaintiff's lawyer.
Style & Design
September 1, 1994
Steve Burrus
Turning denim into dollars for AIDS.
News & Politics
September 1, 1994
Russell Dilday
A Baptist under fire.
Being Texan
September 1, 1994
The Texas Twenty
Because they are talented at what they do. Because they made a difference this year. Because they reflect the state of our state. Here are twenty Texans you need to know.
Film & TV
August 1, 1994
Rip on a Tear
With his starring role on The Larry Sanders Show, Rip Torn is no longer Rip scorned.
Art
August 1, 1994
War Paint
Fifty years after the bloody battle of Peleliu, Tom Lea’s paintings still prove war is hell.
Music
August 1, 1994
Adkins Family Values
The family that plays together stays together. Meet one of the world’s most successful classical music clans.
True Crime
July 31, 1994
The Capital Call Girls
The shocking story of Austin’s underworld, and how a state bureaucrat got in too deep.
Business
July 1, 1994
A Piece of the Action
If casino gambling comes to Texas, it’s a safe bet that the Pratt family of Dallas will be in on the jackpot.
Health
July 1, 1994
Loved to Death
Married for 32 years, my parents both died of AIDS, and we, their children, may never know why.
Art
July 1, 1994
His Own Private Marfa
In the wide-open spaces of Marfa, late sculptor Donald Judd’s immense legacy beckons West Texas travelers.
Music
July 1, 1994
The Big Twang
Some of the brightest country music stars—like Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Byrd—are born in the honky-tonks of Beaumont.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1994
Down by the Riverside
More people visit San Antonio’s River Walk than the Alamo. Here’s why—our complete guide to the sights, restaurants, shops, and lore of Texas’ most popular urban park.
Arts & Entertainment
June 1, 1994
The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (But Just Barely)
After fifteen years, Tommy Tune and Larry L. King are at it again: The sequel to the most famous musical about our state opens on Broadway.
News & Politics
June 1, 1994
Defending Their Lives
Tired of constantly feeling threatened, these Houstonians won’t be caught with their guard down.
Being Texan
May 1, 1994
Nerdvana!
In the nineties, it’s hip to be square and cool to be clueless. Our guide to the new Texas man.
Texas History
May 1, 1994
We Will Never Surrender or Retreat
These days everybody wants a piece of the Alamo. Can the Daughters of the Republic of Texas hang on to their sacred shrine?
Sports
April 1, 1994
Home Field Advantage
Baseball season is here at last, and for the Texas Rangers and their fans, it’s a whole new Ballpark.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1994
Rhapsody in Blue
With its wildflowers, Texas history, and romantic B&Bs, Washington County is an enchanted April getaway.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1994
John the Knife
He’s a budget cutter in an era of consumption, a conservative Democrat in a party gone soft, a good ol’ boy with no polish or flash. So why is everyone buzzing about Texas comptroller John Sharp?
Sports
March 1, 1994
A Whole New Ball Game
Once, the fight for funding and attention in college sports pitted women against men. Today, with women’s sports commanding greater respectability, it’s also women versus women, and the fight is uglier.
Health
March 1, 1994
The Price of AIDS
After years of decay and death, a Houston neighborhood ravaged by the disease is learning to live with it—and surviving.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 1994
The Temptation of Williamson County
Why Austin’s suburban neighbors to the north wouldn’t take a bite out of Apple Computer.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1994
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.
Sports
February 1, 1994
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.
Health
February 1, 1994
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.
Texas History
February 1, 1994
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.
Business
January 1, 1994
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.
Being Texan
January 1, 1994
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.
Music
January 1, 1994
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.
News & Politics
January 1, 1994
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.
Film & TV
November 1, 1993
Home Movies
Hollywood on the Brazos? That’s how it seemed this year, when everyone from Clint Eastwood to Drew Barrymore set up shop in Texas.
Sports
November 1, 1993
Tuff Stuff
Tuff Hedeman was born in El Paso and raised on rodeo. Today he’s one the best bull riders in the world.
Texas History
November 1, 1993
The Unknown Hero
Happy two-hundredth birthday, Stephen F. Austin. You were the Father of Texas—and more.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1993
The Trials of Senator Sweet
Did Kay Bailey Hutchison do what she’s accused of—or did Democratic Party officials hatch a conspiracy to get her?
Film & TV
October 1, 1993
Sex Shooters
Ann-Margret, get your gun: A celebration of pistol-packin’ celluloid cowgirls.
Being Texan
October 1, 1993
The Last Dance
Fire may have destroyed the oak tree at Crider’s Hill Country dance hall, but our fond memories of it will always live on.
Business
September 1, 1993
Texas 100: Home Improvement
As Corpus Christi oil magnate Robert Rowling has discovered, rebuilding his city is good for civic pride and better for business.
Business
September 1, 1993
Texas 100: Beat the Clock
For country club developer Robert Dedman, success is won by squeezing every minute out of every hour of every day.
Music
September 1, 1993
The Comeback Kink
After ten low-key years, country singer turned mystery novelist Kinky Friedman is once again poised to hit the big time.
True Crime
September 1, 1993
The Seduction of Cruiser and Bruiser
Police officers Randy Harris and Swany Davenport were called heroes for busting Dallas drug dealers. But when they broke the laws they had pledged to uphold, the dealers cried foul—and the heroes got busted.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1993
Inn Vogue
For business travelers with reservations about big-city hotels, bed and breakfasts suddenly have staying power.
Sports
August 1, 1993
Chasing the Red Eagle
At play in the fields of Mexico, onetime major leaguers find beisbol is an entirely different game.
Politics & Policy
August 1, 1993
More Than Myth
John Connally’s forgotten legacy.
Sports
July 1, 1993
Raise the Roof
The Alamodome is more than an outsized sports arena. It’s a marvel of urban planning that ensures San Antonio’s downtown vitality for years to come.
Libations
July 1, 1993
Vine and Dandy
What’s red and white and growing all over (as a tourist attraction)? Texas wineries.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1993
Green Highways
If you want to see the real Texas, take a little extra time, turn off the interstates, and ride these alternate routes.