ON THE COVER: Cover Illustration Elwood H. Smith
March 1985
Table of Contents
Features
The Bloody BillionOh, how our legislators are moaning and groaning as they try to cut the state budget. But we’ve slashed, chopped, trimmed, pared, and whittles our way through it—and save $1 billion. It wasn’t that hard. Really. The Silver LiningAge is a matter of mind. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Art & SoleWhat your feet should be wearing when they kick up their heels. Bring ‘Em Back AliveIn darkest South Texas roam two of the world’s most endangered species—the black rhino and the Great White Hunter. |
Looking for TroubleFred Cuny, sixth-generation Texan and uncompromising disaster-relief consultant, takes his expertise to the ends of the earth. Texas Primer: The Trail RideIt began in 1952 as a nostalgic recreation of the old cattle drive. Now it’s a grand annual party stretching across Texas. On Your Way Home, Dear...Tired and hungry, but not broke? A bevy of gourmet-to-go shops in Texas’ major cities provide a classy alternative to the TV dinner. Western Art: The GrafterAn interpretation of a classic genre. |
Columns
ArtPersistent VigorThe impressive canvases that make up “Fresh Paint” at the Museum of Fine Arts prove that Houston has finally arrived as a significant art-making center. Behind the LinesThe dupe’s triumph. ArchitectureHome MakerMany of the best modern homes in the fifties featured natural materials, interior courtyards, and built-in furniture—and architect Harwell Harris was the reason. |
Popular MusicNew Music ManA producing career, a hit video, a record company, successful sound tracks: Austin’s Patrick Keel is having it all. FatherhoodMy Son, The ViolinistThe failed ambitions of the father become the triumphs of the son, or so most fathers would hope. MoviesLiquid ShimmerIn The Purple Rose of Cairo, Woody Allen takes a cold look at movie-fed dreams; the late, great Sam Peckinpah gave us an impassioned view of a violent world. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterCan gas become oil? Can a Lubbock institution become an Austin one? Can preservation become exploitation? Can Houston become Austinized? Can Amarillo escape Pottergate? |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdBeating around the Bush; remembering an old friend; rethinking high school days. PuzzleSlices of life. |
ToutsGet an earful of this. State SecretsCoors and Hispanics make peace; Mexico’s flash in the pan; Gramm’s GOP crusade; Mayor Kathy emerges unscathed. |
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