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February 1990 features The Truth About Texas Beauty The Price of Peace Lost in Space The $76 Million Divorce Money, Media, and Magic The Codependency Conspiracy columns Looking for Sam. [Behind the Lines] Chalk Talk [Business] Crispy Critters » [Food] reporter The Long Dry Spell [Reporter] Old Age, New Age [Reporter] Juvenile Justice [Reporter] miscellany Roar of the Crowd Darness at Noon [State Secrets]
April 1990 features The Man Who Never Stops Lady Bird » Trouble, Trash, and Texas “Texans Never Cry” Grande Dames Save Our Schools columns Behind the Lines Back to the Past [Politics] Bold Strokes [Art] Red Beans and Blue Notes » [Travel] reporter Reporter miscellany Roar of the Crowd State Secrets
June 1990 features Animal Attractions Can Kids On Drugs Be Saved? » The Fab Flacks » Western Fling The Lost Pyramids The Old Man and the Secret » columns Behind the Lines Blood Brothers [Health] One Tough Bird [Environment] Sacred Meets Profane [Art] reporter Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go. And While You’re At It, Don’t Light Up, Either [Reporter] Finding Mr. Goodbar [Reporter] A Ride On the Wild Side » [Reporter] Clean-Clothes Workout [Reporter] miscellany Roar of the Crowd State Secrets
July 1990 features Texas Humor Texas Humor: My Life As Joe Bob Briggs Texas Humor: This Man Can Really Shoot Bull Texas Humor: How Many Aggies . . . Texas Humor: Funny Business The Unholy Trinity Fence Me In Born to Be Naughty columns A New Look [Behind the Lines] Losing It [Lifestyle] Little House on the Plaza [Texana] Good-bye, Mr. B [Literature] reporter State Wide Reporter: Cowboy Jim [Reporter] State Wide Reporter: Bass Goes Fishing II [Reporter] State Final: Summit Maniacs [Reporter] State Final: Inside Job [Reporter] miscellany Bad Karma [Roar of the Crowd] State of the Art » Domain State Fare » That Dog Won’t Hunt [State Secrets] food Four-Cheese Pizza » State Fare »
August 1990 features Howdy, Comrades! Let’s Do a Deal The Battle for Barton Springs The Big Blow A Soldier’s Secret High Country Haven Industrious Arts columns Sin and the Cowboys [Behind the Lines] Venus Behind Bars [Business] Squeeze Play [Popular Music] What Price Glory? [Politics] reporter State Wide: Surfing Fanatics [Reporter] State Wide: Close Call [Reporter] miscellany Straight Talk [Roar of the Crowd] Domain Kilgore College Rangerettes [State of the Art] State Fare » Brack and Ruin [State Secrets] food Garlic Custard and Crabmeat » State Fare »
September 1990 features Fortune’s Smile Flights of Fantasy Mad at the World The Texas 100 The Texas 100: Tycoons in Training The Texas 100: Gone But Not Forgotten The Texas 100: When Money Talked, We Listened The Texas 100: On Deck The Texas 100: Index columns The Ties That Bind [Art] Firing Cops [Behind the Lines] Remember the Alamo? [Books] Call Me [Lifestyle] Devout Discord [Religion] reporter State Wide Reporter: Knife Fight [Reporter] State Wide Reporter: Fest Goes West [Reporter] State Wide Reporter: Salt-illo [Reporter] miscellany Designs on Texas [Roar of the Crowd] Domain Art Patron and Investor Stanley Marsh 3 » [State of the Art] State Fare » Iraqnophobia I [State Secrets] food Whiskey-Cured Salmon » Soda Bread » State Fare »
October 1990 features Meet the Governor To the Brilliant Victor The Quickest Draw In the West Go Fish Requiem in Blue Power Switch columns Slinging Dust [Behind the Lines] Saddam’s Shadow [Politics] Table Manners [Lifestyle] The Brain Trust [Science] That Mojo Season [Books] reporter State Wide: Highway From Hell [Reporter] State Wide: Disc Golf Versus Ball Golf [Reporter] State Wide: Bluebonnet Happening [Reporter] State Wide: Maquiladora Marketing [Reporter] miscellany A Crystal Clear Issue [Roar of the Crowd] State of the Art State Fare » Five-Year Plan [State Secrets] food Tamale-Stuffed Game Hen » State Fare » domain Domain
November 1990 features Vanishing Texas » Ad Men at War » The Lone Ambassador The Island In Winter How to Be a University President columns Empty Seats [Behind the Lines] Soul Survivors [Lifestyle] Venturesome Capital [Finance] Silber Lining [Politics] Pipe Dream [Business] reporter State Wide: Cowtown Crazies Take Over Paper [Reporter] State Wide: Roky Rocks [Reporter] State Wide: Discount Ashes [Reporter] miscellany Top of the Heap [Roar of the Crowd] On the Set of Texasville [State of the Art] State Fare » Downgrading [State Secrets] food Penne Pasta with Roasted Garlic » State Fare »
December 1990 features Boomtown I Was Mandarin... » Fine Tuning Earley Texas “I’m Just Me” Native Nativities columns Rhoads Scholars [Behind the Lines] The New Santa [Family] Golden Oldies [Art] Back in the Saddle [Books] Growing Pains [Lifestyle] Mr. March [Sports] reporter State Wide: Lookin’ Back, TX [Reporter] Combo Invasion [Reporter] Killer Buzz [Reporter] miscellany Stumping Across Texas [Roar of the Crowd] Man at Work [State Wide Business] Dressed in Peace [State Wide Business] Two-way Radio [State Wide Business] Still The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo [State of the Art] State Fare » Family Ties [State Secrets] food Bouche de Noelle » State Fare »
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