February 1990 Cover

ON THE COVER: Photograph of Brenda Aaronson/Kim Dawson Agency by Michael O’Brien
Styling by Suzi Bittles/Independent Artists
Hair and makeup by Lisa Williams/Kim Dawson
Bolo by Stelzig’s, Houston

February 1990

Table of Contents

Features

The Truth About Texas Beauty

She might have long legs, blond hair, and eyes as blue as a Panhandle sky. But a Texas woman isn’t really beautiful unless she works at it.

by Mimi Swartz

The Price of Peace

With the cold war fading into history, Fort Worth’s General Dynamics now has to regard peace as not merely an ideal but an economic reality.

by Lawrence Wright

Lost in Space

Locked away in NASA’s storage vaults was some of the most glorious footage ever filmed. I thought turning it into a movie would be a snap. Ten years later I’ve revised my opinion.

by Al Reinert

The $76 Million Divorce

The eldest son of Trammell Crow used his money for drugs, guns, and high living. His wife spent a fortune on personal trainers and self-promotion. Now they’re squaring off in an L.A. divorce court.

by Jan Jarboe Russell

Money, Media, and Magic

Three crucial elements that will determine the outcome of the Texas governor’s race.

by Paul Burka

The Codependency Conspiracy

Codependency leaders preach that we are the victims of a psychological plague. It remains to be seen whether they are selling us a valuable insight or merely a bill of goods.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Columns

Behind the Lines

Looking for Sam.

by Gregory Curtis

Business

Chalk Talk

Horizontal drilling has not only hit pay dirt in South Texas-it has also revived oil-patch wheeling and dealing.

by Will Harte

Food

Crispy Critters

Carnivores have their steakhouses, herbivores their sprout spots. Now insectivores can munch their way through the Aztec menus in Mexico City.

John Morthland

Reporter

Reporter

The Long Dry Spell

Coasta Bend farmers are desperate for a rainy day.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Reporter

Old Age, New Age

San Antonio’s mail-order Mayans were New Age before there was a new age.

by Bill Crawford and Gene Fowler

Reporter

Juvenile Justice

Peer pressure dispenses juvenile justice in Montgomery County.

by Skip Hollandsworth

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

Mapping the desert grandeur of Big Bend, pondering the problems at a Dallas high school, tearing down for moving up in a Houston neighborhood.

State Secrets

Darness at Noon

The day the lights (almost) went out in Texas; why Gib Lewis’ reelection is crucial for Democrats; more trouble in the supreme court.

Edited by Paul Burka

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