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January 1980
features
The Baby Factory
Elegant Fossils
1980 Bum Steer Awards
The Vanishing Steak
Life Got You Down
columns
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven . . . [Politics]
Behind the Lines
Doing the Greenville Avenue Boogie [Stepping Out]
Terminal Case [Environment]
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen [Church]
Catch a Riding Star [Film]
Life After SMU [Theater]
The Trill of It All [Classical Music]
Willie and the Power Boys [Popular Music]
Love For Sale [Jazz]
Dr. Updike [Books]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | February 1980
features
The Crack-Up
The Joy of Kissing
Straight From the Heart
I Found Romance at the Bijou Theatre
True Love
Down in the Depths
Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Wizard of Oz
columns
Flipping Out [Stepping Out]
Behind the Lines
Chamber Music [Lifestyle]
Lord, Won’t You Buy Me Some Time on TV? [Church]
Danger: Low Voltage [Film]
Little Stars [Theater]
The Foreign Legion [Classical Music]
Ramblin’ Rose [Art]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | March 1980
features
Invasion of the Cable Snatchers »
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Termite Watkins and the Fatal Pancakes
Horse Power »
An American Family »
The Law West of the Trinity
columns
Alias Miss Moonlight [Stepping Out]
Behind the Lines
One Man’s Music [Country Notes]
The Egg War [Cityview]
Amens and Imams [Church]
Russian Orthodox [Art]
The Secret Life of Chester Seltzer [Books]
Theater in a Suitcase [Theater]
Brains, Beauty, and Braun [Film]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
April 1980
features
Little Boy Lost
Would You Pay $2.5 Million for That Painting?
Painting the Towns
On the Edge of Texas
The Tragedy of Bob Bullock
columns
All Show and No Souffle [Dining Out]
Behind the Lines
The Finish Line [Health]
I Want to be a Star [Stepping Out]
Cross Examinations [Church]
Lode Star [Film]
Putting On the Don [Classical Music]
Let the Good Times Roll [Popular Music]
Jazz Salad [Jazz]
Gonna Take a Sedimentary Journey [Books]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | May 1980
features
Three Gentlemen, One Ghost, and a Skyscraper
The Good Life
Hot Enough for You?
Town Without Pity
The Beat
columns
The Women Who Came to Dinner [Stepping Out]
Behind the Lines
The Star-Crossed Palm of Billy Clayton [Politics]
The Late Reign of Francois Huybrechts [Cityview]
Foreign Service [Church]
Southern Discomfort [Film]
Striking the Set [Theater]
Chief of Staff [Classical Music]
Angle of Reflection [Books]
Animal Magnetism [Art]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | June 1980
features
Lawn Boy
Spit and Polish
What Do These Rugged Texas He-Men Have in Common?
An Insider’s Guide to San Antonio
Who Owns Texas?
columns
Three’s Company [Stepping Out]
Behind the Lines
The Bean Squawk [Politics]
Whose Woods Are These? [Country Notes]
Two Roads to Calvary [Church]
CIA Sins, Top Tappers, and Philly’s Story [Film]
Stir-fried and Refried [Dining Out]
Once More With Fonda [Theater]
The Little Symphony That Could [Classical Music]
Wax Works [Popular Music]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
July 1980
features
Profits? What Profits?
Oil Slicks
My Home, the Galleria
Oh, You Beautiful Mall
Why I Turned In Lee Otis Johnson
The Best Strikes Back
columns
Behind the Lines
Falls Alarm [Great Outdoors]
And Now, On Your Left... [Stepping Out]
Grape Days Coming [Dining Out]
Jehovah’s Brigade, Midland’s Regulars [Church]
City Kicker [Film]
Magic Wands [Classical Music]
The Ballad of Dan Del Santo [Popular Music]
Got My Jomo Workin’ [Art]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Puzzle
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
Touts
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | August 1980
features
Ring of Truth
How to Become a Billionaire
The Secret Life of the Beach
Fire!
A Burning Question
Crowning Achievements
columns
Behind the Lines
The Conqueror Worm [Stepping Out]
Why I wish I Didn’t Have $137 Million [Business]
It’s Not Whether You Win [Sports]
The War-horse [Film]
Bring Home the Bach [Classical Music]
God With the Wends [Church]
Lasagne and Old Lace [Dining Out]
The Crime and the Pity [Books]
The Armadillo’s Last Waltz [Popular Music]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Puzzle
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
Touts
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | September 1980
features
The Italian connection
In the Still of the Night
The Modified Triple-reverse, Double-handoff Option
The $38,000 a Year, Wife and Two Kids, House and a Pool Blues
The Longest Weekend
columns
Behind the Lines
The Inheritance Factor [Health]
The Heat Treatment [Country Notes]
Onward, Brother Roloff [Church]
Fit To Be Thai’d [Dining Out]
Lights, Camera—Willie! [Film]
Shock Tactics [Theater]
Capote Changes Coler [Books]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Puzzle
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
Touts
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
October 1980
features
What Ever Happened to the Storm of the Century
Twisting the Night Away
Dirty Money
The Last Empire »
A Family Affair »
The Captain’s Kingdom »
Little House on the Prairie »
A Lot of Bull »
All The King’s Men »
columns
Behind the Lines
Ghost Writhers in the Sky [Lifestyle]
The Sweet Smell of Success [Stepping Out]
He Found it! [Church]
Lady on the Lam [Film]
A Fan’s Notes [Classical Music]
Prince Albert [Jazz]
Measure For Measure [Books]
Man-child [Art]
Jumpin’ Joe Flash [Popular Music]
miscellany
The Inside Story »
The Fire Next Time [Roar of the Crowd]
Feather your vest. [Touts]
Show Stoppers [Puzzle]
The Price is Right [State Secrets]
reporter
The Second Wave [Reporter] | November 1980
features
Discover Beautiful Beaumont
Rex Cauble and the Cowboy Mafia
Can the Boy Scouts Save America?
Why Is Houston Falling Apart?
The Ultimate Sport
Hecho En Mexico
columns
Dust on the Golden Spur [Stepping Out]
Behind the Lines
On the Rebound [Sports]
Teaming With Problems [Sports]
Free Agent [Lifestyle]
Never On Sunday [Church]
Man on Bass [Working]
Putting on Heirs [Film]
Bordeauex Patrol [Dining Out]
How to Succeed in Opera [Classical Music]
Love’s Labors Found [Art]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | December 1980
features
I, Claus
Houston! Astros!
No Man’s Land
These Boots Weren’t Made for Walking
Out Of Control
columns
Medicine Men [Stepping Out]
Behind the Lines
True Confessions of Fathers and Sons [Lifestyle]
Old, Rugged Churches [Church]
The Shadow Warrior [Film]
Home, Bittersweet Home [Theater]
Stompin’ By the Bayou [Jazz]
Tidings of Comfort and Joy [Classical Music]
Art From the Underground [Art]
Cowboys and India [Dining Out]
High Gloss [Books]
miscellany
The Inside Story
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
