Funky Riviera

Discover another side of the Texas coast - its peerless beachcombing, legendary beer joints, odd birds (feathered and otherwise), and lovable year-round scruffiness.

by Alison Cook

Phantom Cat of the Valley

Meet the ocelot, not as pet, not as fur coat, but in its best role - an elusive remnant of Texas’ wild past.

by Suzanne Winckler

George Bush, Plucky Lad

Can a man be right and be president? The vice president, who still believes in all the old-fashioned boys’-novel virtues, thinks so.

by Harry Hurt III

Texas Primer: The Name Belt

Wearing one won’t make you a real live cowboy, but it sure will brand you as a modern Texan.

by Terry Toler

It’s Just Another Day

Kids, house, husband - these are the natural enemies of a well-ordered day.

by Prudence Mackintosh

For Names’ Sake

Life is tough all over, but especially for Juniors.

by Harry Hurt III

Kids

Three Feet Six, Blue Tights, Red Cape

Forget firemen and cowboys, Today’s kid wants to be a superhero.

by Lawrence Wright

Behind the Lines

On the team, off the team.

by Gregory Curtis

Art

The Retrograde Sophisticate

Danny Williams of Dallas has a clear grasp of the modern masters and unequaled ambition and skill.

by Michael Ennis

Health

Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest

For many of Texas’ mental patients, the world outside the state hospital is what’s keeping them sane.

by Joel Warren Barna

Classical Music

Midland on a String

From out of the West Texas plains comes the rich, beautiful sound of the Thouvenel String Quartet.

by W. L. Taitte

Popular Music

The Sphinx Who Sings

Austin blueswoman Angela Strehli is an enigma, but there’s no secret to her success: she writes great material and sings it with unbeatable style.

by Pepi Plowman

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Hard times in Port Arthur; the lost art of nasty correspondence lives on in Big Spring; the woes of Kathy Whitmire; the Newlywed Game comes to Midland; gloves off in the book business.

by Peter Applebome

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Hit the deck, shoot the breeze.

by Patricia Sharpe

Puzzle

Stoned at home.

State Secrets

Big banks have interest in Delaware - but so far no principle; a price-fixing suit puts realtors out of commission; why some teachers don’t deserve a pay raise; a new kingmaker emerges in South Texas.

Edited by Paul Burka