August 1986
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Features
The National Car of TexasIt’s big, it’s fast, it’s powerful, it eats gas, it’s the Suburban. Mack Wallace, Railroad Commissioner, Wants to Save the WorldTapped by destiny, one man in Austin is forging an unlikely alliance between Texas oilmen and the friends of Israel. The Madman on the TowerIn a ninety-minute reign of terror, gunshots rang out that still echo in the history of Texas. A Midsummer Night’s GleamOf fireflies and summer romance. Dark VictoriesDusky colors and smart shapes are the winners for fall fashion. |
Texas Primer: Big RedIts passionately loyal following may make this drink the last Texan soda pop on the planet. Why I Didn’t Attend Farm Aid IIThank God I’m sort of a grown-up. Free Enterprise U.Let’s hear it for Dallas’ Northwood Institute, where entrepreneurialism is second only to high society fundraising. Western Art: The Yellow Rose of Texas |
Columns
Behind the LinesTravelWaco’s Secrets RevealedCradled on the Brazos, this central Texas town yields its pleasures ever so grudgingly. MoviesDagwood As D.A.Legal Eagles is guilty of being humdrum and hokey; Mona Lisa has some fine, gracing touches; Vagabond finds purity within the dirtiest packaging. |
Popular MusicDeep Ellum’s Summer of LoveDallas’ new late-night club scene is daring and diverse, a showcase for pioneering bands. ArtThe Blood-red MayaAt the heart of this ancient culture were cruelty, self-mutilation, and ghostly visions. BooksTexas, In ShortThe characters in Prize Stories and South by Southwest often dwell on the past while living out their lives in an anxious present. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterLife after TECAT in North Forest; Joe Rinelli gives his beauties a shot at the crow; Kerrville residents have a winter’s worth of tall tales. |
Miscellany
ShoppingElliott’s is the Louvre of hardware stores—it’s got flyshooters, fan blades, and three aisles of screws. In other words, it’s heaven. DowntownDallas cracks the whip on weeds and litter. Post-Modern TimesUT is testing this device that works like a BB gun, only it’s a little more powerful—it’ll be able to shatter a Soviet warhead speeding through space. The QuidnuncDesperately seeking the Cadillac Couch; reading Carolyn Farb’s mail; cowboy cologne strikes again. |
ToutsDabbling in the spot market. Roar of the CrowdPuzzleState SecretsA cap for San Antonio that wouldn’t look good on Henry Cisneros; long-term pessimism hits the oil market; Texas cities finagle their way around the tax reform. |
Web Exclusives
On the Menu: West Lynn CafeThe West Lynn Cafe is closed. The vegetarian Cosmic Cafe opened at this location in July 2005. |
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