ON THE COVER: Cover Photography by Pat Berry
March 1980
Table of Contents
Features
Invasion of the Cable SnatchersIn Texas the best way to get rich in cable television is to know just a little about TV and everything about politics. No More Mr. Nice GuyStraight out of the last century, fists swinging, cutting a swath through the lawless, comes Dick Cockrell. Termite Watkins and the Fatal PancakesIn a big fight you can outwit, outhit, or outlast your opponent. But you’d better not try to outeat him. |
Horse PowerHorses are expensive, finicky, and a pain to groom. They are also irresistible. An American FamilyPedro Martínez, with only his Mexican heritage, a determination to work hard, and a desire for a better life, brought his family across the Rio Grande to fine a home in a new land. The Law West of the TrinityJustices of the peace, maligned since the days of Roy Bean, don’t operate like other judges. But if lawyers want to get ride of them, they can’t be all bad. |
Columns
Behind the LinesNo news is bad news. Stepping OutAlias Miss MoonlightFor Maxine, Texas’ leading gossip, life is all work and no playcation. Country NotesOne Man’s MusicHarmony begins at home. CityviewThe Egg WarGetting a memorial for Austin’s Viet Nam War dead began as a noble venture but ended in a trivial skirmish. ChurchAmens and ImamsPentecostal revivalists bask in the Spirit of the Holy Ghost; Muslims find solace in the will of Allah. |
ArtRussian OrthodoxThe USSR today wouldn’t tolerate the radical art that was nurtured during the Russian Revolution. BooksThe Secret Life of Chester SeltzerGordon Baxter’s Village Creek is just barely navigable. Amado Muro was a bohemian before it was fashionable. TheaterTheater in a SuitcaseOn its Houston stop, the Acting Company unpacked performances for Texas theaters to live up to. Austin’s Center Stage is in the know but lacks the how. FilmBrains, Beauty, and BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun marks a second honeymoon for the New German Cinema; it’s hard to see your way through The Fog; this American Gigolo is overpriced and underwhelming. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterDel Monte gets steamed up over spinach; an entrepreneur’s scheme goes up in flames; Marlin takes the geothermal plunge; football is hot stuff in Mexico. |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryBlack and brown. Roar of the CrowdBaby boom, bum rap, race trap. ToutsDocs, rocks, and flocks. |
PuzzleTicket to write. State SecretsTexas witches need regulation; the Killer Bees sting again; a cloud hangs over the Contemporary Arts Museum; the feds insist that minority rules. |
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