ON THE COVER: Cover photograph by Danny Turner
December 1988
Table of Contents
Features
Can Ross Perot Save America?One day in 1962 Ross Perot read Thoreau’s insight that the “mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” The country hasn’t been the same since. $3,000,000,000Now that he’s got it, what does Ross Perot plan to do with it? True StoriesWhat happens when ordinary people put on extraordinary clothes? The Battle of the BubblesOne man’s obsession with kicking Perrier in the derriere. Cool, Clear WaterA drop-by-drop analysis of the major brands of Texas designer water. |
Making the GradeIn Dallas, people call the new superintendent of schools the Messiah. Now all Marvin Edwards has to do is prove they’re right. Zoom At the TopWhat kind of woman gets her own skin-care company, a place in Nouvelle Society, and the second-most-eligible bachelor in the world? Meet Georgette Mosbacher. A Sketch in TimeAn artist’s fancy takes flight over the Rio Grande Valley. The LineVisitors to the Harris county Jail resign themselves to the hours they must spend waiting in line to get fifteen precious minutes with an inmate. |
Columns
Behind the LinesTexas With Tumors? MediaBrave New WorldOn temporary assignment, a newspaperman sees that when it comes to TV news, what you see is just about all you’re going to get. |
Popular MusicSax to the MaxA Houston bellhop by day, tenor saxman Grady Gaines has come out of retirement to bring back the trademark sound of a great rock and roll band. SportsKick ‘Em Back! Kick ‘Em Back! Waaay Back!SMU’s fall socer season had cheerleaders; it had a band; it had pom-pom girls. What it didn’t have was excitement. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterSan Antonio media indulge in self-flagellation over Henry; Dallas goes gaga over Tom Cruise; Hoston thrills to a Pearl of a blues singer. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdThe sounds of country; the life and death of the bay; the interpretation of our state’s history. |
State SecretsThe newest threat to Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire is an old face; an investigation of an acid leak turns sour; a Texas congressman may take over the banking committee. |
Domain: A TEXAS MONTHLY Editorial Supplement
The Pleasure of Their CompaniesThree Texas caterers turn the tables on the ordinary holiday gathering–they roll out the red carpet and bring on the food, but you feel like it’s still your party. Madeira Quail Breasts with Saffron Mayonnaise on ToastRecipe from “The Pleasure of Their Companies.” Pear Frangipane TartRecipe from “The Pleasure of Their Companies.” |
Ciao Down for ChristmasSavoring Christmas in Beaumont. A Grand FinaleA triple treat from Routh Street. |
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