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January 1985
features
1985 Bum Steer Awards
Towers of Power
Between Two Worlds
A Grand Canyon »
Texas Primer: The Sticker Bur »
"Take Nothing and Make Something"
Western Art: Drugstore Cowboy
columns
Strident Whimsy [Architecture]
Behind the Lines
Star Dreck [Movies]
Heard Any Good Live Jazz Lately? [Jazz]
Mexico Refried [Books]
Swell Sonatas [Classical Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | February 1985
features
The Last Roundup »
The Big Country
Texas Primer: The Oil Depletion Allowance
When Picasso Was a Texan
My Life As a Drunk
Leaving the Bottle Behind
Mayor, Council Locked in Bitter Struggle!
Western Art: The New Colossus
columns
Sterling Surls [Art]
Behind the Lines
When Grandma Talks... [Business]
Wilds of the Soul [Movies]
Eavesdropping On History [Books]
Strummin’ On the Old Gamba [Classical Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Reporter | March 1985
features
The Bloody Billion
The Silver Lining »
Art & Sole
Bring ‘Em Back Alive
Looking for Trouble
Texas Primer: The Trail Ride
On Your Way Home, Dear...
Western Art: The Grafter
columns
Persistent Vigor [Art]
Behind the Lines
Home Maker [Architecture]
New Music Man [Popular Music]
My Son, The Violinist [Fatherhood]
Liquid Shimmer [Movies]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
Touts
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
April 1985
features
The Best of Texas
Mikey
Texas Primer: The Bluebonnet Snapshot »
Ambient Color
Going Back For Seconds
Life, Art, and the Wackiest Politician in Texas
Why Boone Can’t Lose
Western Art: Registered Herefords on the LBJ Ranch
columns
Birth of a Lobby [Politics]
Behind the Lines
Lingering Blues [Jazz]
Where’s the Lamb? [Farm and Ranch]
Zombie Heaven [Movies]
Contemporary Classic [Classical Music]
Move Over, Nancy Drew [Software]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | May 1985
features
The Shaggy Club »
Help! We’re Surrounded!
Crack Pots
I Was a Dude on Tumbling Mare Mountain
How They Ruined Our Prisons
Texas Primer: The Western Shirt »
A Date with Leatherface
Western Art: Tall in the Saddle
columns
Unwelcome Guest, Reluctant Host [Health]
Behind the Lines
Public Gestures [Art]
Fish Story [Movies]
Resident Rockers [Popular Music]
Operatic Adventures [Classical Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | June 1985
features
Last One In
On the Wings of the Wind
The Last Tarpon
La Reina Diana »
Texas Primer: The Hi Sign »
The Desperate Search for Christi Meeks
Cowgirls
The Texas Six-Pack »
Western Art: Armchair Cowboy
columns
Going Whole Hog [Books]
Behind the Lines
Just One of Those Things [Jazz]
Aching Hollows [Movies]
Mornin’, Mr. Smitherman [Radio]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
July 1985
features
The Legacy of Citizen Robert »
My Son the Biker
105
Texas Primer: “Tex”
The Ten Best and (Groan) The Ten Worst Legislators »
Music to My Ears
Western Art: Barbed Rose
columns
Give Me Back My Paper and Pencil [Lifestyle]
Behind the Lines
Make It Fresh, Make It Simple, and Make It Good [Cooking]
The Golden Age of Apples and Oranges [Art]
Boffo Brits [Movies]
No Babies Here [Fatherhood]
miscellany
Back Roads
Downtown
Post-Modern Times
Touts
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | August 1985
features
Isle Without End
An Aggie’s Revenge
Operator, Give Me Information
The Wee World of Golf
Texas Primer: The Two-step »
My Three Sons
Western Art: Ghost Rider
columns
Don’t Do What They Did to David Clyde [Sports]
Behind the Lines
The Pink People [Business]
A Concrete Romance [Art]
Short and Sweet [Classical Music]
All in the Family [Movies]
miscellany
Back Roads
Post-Modern Times
Downtown
Touts
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | September 1985
features
Faces of the West »
The Final Gun »
What’s the Big Deal About Grills?
Roaming the Range
The Fabric of Dreams
Sovereign of the Sky
columns
Behind the Lines
Lily Buds, Tree Ears, and Fish Sauce » [Cooking]
Don’t Talk to Strangers [Fatherhood]
How to Make Your Dream House Come True [Architecture]
Swinging With Zoot [Jazz]
Restless Itch [Movies]
miscellany
Back Roads »
Post-Modern Times
Downtown
Touts
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
food
Viet-Tex Redfish Noodle Soup » |
October 1985
features
Special Delivery
Deep in the Heart of Mexico
The Louie File
The Kathy Ratings
Texas Primer: The Wishbone Offense »
Tower Play
The Chips Are Down
The Dream Lives On
When the Well Runs Dry
Western Art: Indian Summer
columns
Beyond the Standard [Jazz]
Behind the Lines
True to the Past [Classical Music]
Hill Country Pearls [Great Outdoors]
Waxy Buildup [Movies]
Dancing in the Streets [Popular Music]
miscellany
Back Roads
Post-Modern Times
Downtown
Touts
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | November 1985
features
The Return of the Urban Cowboy
The Hustlers
We Wanted a Test Tube Baby
Preacher’s Kids
Western Art: Sad Ballad of a Mad Filly in Love With Bad Billy
Texas Primer: The Petroleum Club
Queen for a Day
The Art-By-The-Truckload School
The Neo Black Velvetists
columns
Have I Got a Collection for You [Art]
Behind the Lines
Eat and Run [Food]
Missing the Pointe [Movies]
Dense as a Clootie Dumpling [Books]
Is It Live Or Is It a CD? [Classical Music]
miscellany
Back Roads
Post-Modern Times
Downtown
Touts
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | December 1985
features
Portraits in Power
The Fraying Empire of Bobby Sakowitz
The Week of the Virgin
Texas Primer: The His and Her Gift
Professor of Football
Miles and Miles of Malls
Every Traveler’s Nightmare
Western Art: Caballito
columns
I Want to Be Alone [Fatherhood]
Behind the Lines
A Heaping Mess [Cooking]
Queen of the Rodeo [Movies]
Better Than Ever and More of It [Popular Music]
Nights of Figs and Other Mysteries [Books]
Desire and Memory [Classical Music]
miscellany
Back Roads
Post-Modern Times
Downtown
Touts
Roar of the Crowd
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
