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Articles in March, 2002 issue of Texas Monthly

• San Antonio traditions: San Antonio is a city of so many great traditions that one of great value often goes unnoticed. I'm not referring to the Spanish missions, to the city's rich Hispanic and Anglo histories, or even to the Alamo. I'm thinking of San A
  by Turk Pipkin
• Swamped! Port Arthur has more to offer than refineries, oil rigs, and that awful smell. It's the gateway to boundless boggy adventures.
  by S.C. Gwynne
• A selective guide to amusements and events. (Around The State).
  by Patricia Busa McConnico
• Calendar of events.
• Unfair game: whether they're bagging bambies or killing quail, hunters have always been a mystery to me. Now it's time to put them in my sights. (The Last Roundup)
  by Kinky Friedman
• The Craddickal right: Republican bigwigs have lined up to make Tom Craddick the first GOP Speaker since 1873. His critics say he is too partisan--but is it too late to stop him?
  by Patricia Kilday Hart
• So what's the truth about Dan Morales and tobacco? He says he took on entrenched corporate interests against impossible odds and won a $17 billion settlement for the state of Texas. His critics say he needlessly paid hefty fees to greedy trial lawyers and
  by Lou Dubose
• Golf & fishing: a marriage made in South Padre.
  by Turk Pipkin
• Hooked: Decatur's Matt Clark died in 1998 at the age of 31--but his quirky novel about a legendary bogeyman should ensure his immortality
  by Mike Shea
• Spare the message: in the rush to Judge Enron executives, it's tempting to fault what they preached as well as what they practiced. But bad behavior shouldn't be mistaken for bad ideas. (Behind the Lines).
  by Paul Burka
• Outdoor Texas.
  by Virginia Paxton
• We remember Stanley Marcus: the state's arbiter of good taste, he sold the best of everything--and social assurance--to insecure Texans. (Texas Monthly reporter).
  by Mimi Swartz
• A few words with ... Jamie Foxx: the funnyman from Terrell scores a knockout with Ali--but keeps his sense of humor. (Texas Monthly reporter)
  by Katy Vine
• Grand old flags: now is the time to salute the banners, tattered and touching, that have inspired us since the Texas Revolution
  by Anne Dingus
• State and national parks in Texas
• Texas classics
• The franchise: if you thought Mark Cuban was just a spoiled rich kid who couldn't turn the Dallas Mavericks into winners, it's time to eat your words (hold the sprinkles)
  by Brian D. Sweany
• The day Treva Throneberry disappeared: in the mid-eighties the cheerful high school student vanished. After more than a decade had passed, her friends and family in her tiny North Texas hometown of Electra had no idea where she was--or if she was dead or
  by Skip Hollandsworth
• On the waterfront: how do you spend the summer? We've got two words for you: "get wet." We've traveled the state to find spots where the urge to submerge is irresistible. Some of our picks are outrageously popular, where weekend crowds are packe
• Big bend 2002: whether you're a first-time visitor or a frequent one, here's the latest scoop on how to drive the back roads, run the Rio Grande, and discover secret hikes you won't find on the map, plus other ways to get the most out of your trip to Texa
  by Joe Nick Patoski
• Point of view
  by Turk Pipkin
• Bill Broyles, as ever, at war: his screenplays for Apollo 13 and Cast Away have made him hot in Hollywood, but the Austin writer still does battle each day with an array of old demons: his memories of Vietnam, the failures that accompany his successes, an
  by Gary Cartwright
• Restaurant guide: a selective guide to food and drink March 2002
  by Patricia Sharpe
• Picture this: a hip, art-loving city like Austin can't find a permanent home for its museum? Sad but true--but after two decades of big talk, it may finally get one. (The State Of Our State).
  by Rebecca S. Cohen
• Kid gloves: growing up in Wichita Falls. I was a skinny kid with buckteeth and an inconveniently feminine first name. So I did what I could to work out the anger and fear in my head: I learned how to box. But not very well.
  by Jan Reid