1988 Archive

January 1988

features
1988 Bum Steer Awards
The Sins of Walker Railey »
Ode On a Hempstead Urn
This Land Is My Land
Break the Bank!
Texas Primer: The Cotton Bowl »
columns
Behind the Lines
Not What the Doctor Ordered [Education]
Sweet Fifteen [Lifestyle]
Chantilly Lace and A Jolly Face [Popular Music]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets

February 1988

columns
Behind the Lines
An Amigo of One’s Own [Friends]
God and Me [Friends]
With Strings Attached » [Friends]
Pages From Life [Friends]
Cafe Queen [Friends]
Johnson’s Boswell [Friends]
“My Boy, You Must” [Friends]
Habits of the Heart [Friends]
A Test of Character [Community]
Oh, Give Me a Home [Community]
Called to Care [Community]
The Promised Land [Community]
The Banker’s Lament [Community]
Now For the Weather [Community]
Habits of the Heart [Community]
My Wife’s Husband [Lovers]
Shannon Loves Eric [Lovers]
The Seven-Year Hitch [Lovers]
Stomp On My Heart Again [Lovers]
The Desperate Man [Lovers]
Connubial Blast [Lovers]
Habits of the Heart [Lovers]
An Old Five-and-Dimer [Family]
Table Manners [Family]
It Had To Be You [Family]
The Land That Time Remembered [Family]
I Fathered a Yuppie [Family]
Welcome to the Family [Family]
A Living Doll [Family]
Good-Bye to Robin [Family]
Dean’s Beans » [Family]
Flying Solo [Family]
Habits of the Heart [Family]
reporter
miscellany
Authors
Then and Now
You and Us

March 1988

features
Lifestyles of The Rich and Bankrupt
The Man Who Crushed Texaco
Who Can Stop the Killer Bees?
Should This Man Be President?
Texas In the Blood!
Saturday Night Live
columns
Behind the Lines
Disorder in the Court [Politics]
Paradise Mañana [Travel]
Pleasant Under Glass [Architecture]
The Soft Sell [Books]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets

April 1988

features
Is J.R. Shot?
Wonder Plane
What Does H.E.B. Stand For, Anyway?
Food Feud
The Night Lyndon Quit
Once Upon A River
Miles and Miles of Texas
Texas Primer: The Bowie Knife »
columns
Behind the Lines »
Eat Crow [Business]
Juarez and Peace [Television]
Best Enemies [Lifestyle]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
domain
Home Is Where The Hearty Is » [Domain Story]
Watercress-and-Dill Gazpacho » [Domain Recipe]
Shrimp-and-Goat-Cheese Quesadillas » [Domain Recipe]
Boneless Smoked Quail » [Domain Recipe]
Spring Lamb Loin Medallions » [Domain Recipe]
Quick Cuisine: Springtime Simplicity » [Domain Story]
Veal Chops with Mushroom-Tarragon Cream » [Domain Recipe]
Warm Asparagus-and-Pasta Salad » [Domain Recipe]
Rhubarb-Berry Sorbet » [Domain Recipe]
A Grande Finale » [Domain Story]
White Satin Raspberry Tart » [Domain Recipe]

May 1988

features
Dying for a Heart »
A Stately House: A Photographic Portrait »
Learning to Love the Bomb
The Wait for Deliverance
No Wonderland
It Stinks
Earth, Rain, Wind, Fire
Don’t Even Ask!
Texas Primer: Texas Guinan
columns
Behind the Lines
Fallen Idyll [Politics]
Border Bandstand [Television]
Paying the Price [Education]
reporter
Just Add Water » [Reporter]
Funky Chickens » [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets

June 1988

features
The Making of Lonesome Dove »
Extra! Extra! »
The Self-Destruction of Lance Lalor
Hope and Glory
Caught in the Middle
Swimming to Oblivion »
Better TED Than Dead
Boone Pickens and the Roach Motel »
Texas Primer: Juneteenth »
columns
Behind the Lines
Killer Whale Hooks City! [Business]
Character Flaw [Books]
Unplanned Obsolescence [Art]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets

July 1988

features
Bargains! Bargains! Bargains!
Nature of the Beast
The Meanest River
One Tough Yankee Banker
¡Fiesta Wear!
Notes From the Underground
Texas Primer: Forty-Two »
columns
Behind the Lines
Country Boys [Politics]
Writing on the Rio [Travel]
Button Pushers [Back Roads]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
web exclusives
Web Exclusive »
domain
The Calypso Kitchen » [Domain Story]
Conch Salad » [Domain Recipe]
Grouper in Banana Leaf » [Domain Recipe]
Kingfish with Tamarind-and-Coconut Sauce » [Domain Recipe]
Crowder Peas With Bonnet Peppers » [Domain Recipe]
Baked Plantains » [Domain Recipe]
Gratin of Chayote and Acorn Squash » [Domain Recipe]
A Grande Finale » [Domain Story]
Dewberry Shortcake » [Domain Recipe]

August 1988

features
The Ants From Hell
Full of Woe »
Wright and Wrong
The Inventive Mr. Chu
The Big Squeezy
Shades of Summer
Texas Primer: The Dust Storm »
columns
Behind the Lines
H-O-O-F-H-E-A-R-T-E-D [Lifestyle]
Long Live the Kink [Books]
Salado Days » [Texana]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets

September 1988

features
A Legacy of Evil »
Do I Make a Difference?
I’m Right and Everyone in Texas is Wrong
Air Conditioning? Who Needs It?
Cars? No thanks, I’d Rather Walk
Football? What’s the Big Deal?
Posed for Posterity
Hot Pots
Off the Road Again
Texas Primer: Bush vs. Bentsen
columns
Behind the Lines
Getting Serious [Politics]
Against All Odds » [Health]
Family Trees [Texana]
When Words Collide [Classical Music]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets

October 1988

features
The Good, The Bad, and The Country
Good-bye, Kenny Rogers, Hello, Wagoneers
The Fall of Country/The Rise of Country
One Brick Shy of a Load
Worked to Death
It’s the Way We’ve Always Done It, Sir
Tempest in a Taco »
Texas Primer: Football Hand Signals »
columns
Behind the Lines
Nights of Wine and Roses [Food]
The Old West, the New South [Books]
Medicine and Miracles » [Health]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
domain
Specialty of the House » [Domain Story]
Crawfish Etouffee » [Domain Recipe]
Peach Ice Cream » [Domain Recipe]
Watermelon Pickle » [Domain Recipe]
Vegetable Pie » [Domain Recipe]
Orange Pancakes » [Domain Recipe]
Smoked and Grilled Shrimp » [Domain Recipe]
Clay-Pot Orange Duckling » [Domain Recipe]
Two-Tone Chili » [Domain Recipe]
Quick Cuisine: After the Hunt » [Domain Story]
Split Quail With Juniper Berries and Gin » [Domain Recipe]
Red Cabbage With Texas Goat Cheese and Chives » [Domain Recipe]
Warm Caramel Pears » [Domain Recipe]
A Grand Finale » [Domain Story]
Gingered Rice Pudding » [Domain Recipe]

November 1988

features
Can You Take a Hint?
The War Zone
Honorable Toys
How Houston Beat the Bust (Sort Of)
How Houston Beat the Bust: Real Estate
How Houston Beat the Bust: Energy
How Houston Beat the Bust: Branching Out
Compadres De La Revolucion
This Water Is My Water
Texas Primer: The Drill-Stem Fence »
columns
Behind the Lines
Power Play [Politics]
Mojo Madness [Sports]
Hasty Copy [Books]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets

December 1988

features
Can Ross Perot Save America?
$3,000,000,000
True Stories
The Battle of the Bubbles
Cool, Clear Water
Making the Grade
Zoom At the Top
A Sketch in Time
The Line
columns
Behind the Lines
Brave New World [Media]
Sax to the Max [Popular Music]
Kick ‘Em Back! Kick ‘Em Back! Waaay Back! [Sports]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
State Secrets
domain
The Pleasure of Their Companies » [Domain Story]
Southwestern Holiday Buffet » [Domain Story]
Formal Christmas Coffee » [Domain Story]
New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party » [Domain Story]
Shelley’s Crawfish-Cornbread Stuffing » [Domain Recipe]
Cranberry-Bourbon Sauce » [Domain Recipe]
Lemon Cake With Dried Apricots and Walnuts » [Domain Recipe]
Madeira Quail Breasts with Saffron Mayonnaise on Toast » [Domain Recipe]
Pear Frangipane Tart » [Domain Recipe]
Cranberry-Pecan Kugelhopf » [Domain Recipe]
Radicchio Packages » [Domain Recipe]
Italian Puffs » [Domain Recipe]
Hearts of Palm Wrapped with Smoked Salmon » [Domain Recipe]
Ciao Down for Christmas » [Domain Story]
Arancini » [Domain Recipe]
A Grand Finale » [Domain Story]
Apple-Raisin Spice Cake » [Domain Recipe]
Cajeta Flan » [Domain Recipe]
Lace Cookie Cup With Raspberries » [Domain Recipe]
Cinnamon Cactus Cookies » [Domain Recipe]