October 1990
October 1990
Table of Contents
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Features
Meet the GovernorRevealing profiles of Ann Richards and Clayton Williams raise the question. How about none of the above? To the Brilliant VictorSouthwest Conference trophies, commemorating long-forgotten triumphs, are still winners. Photographs by Wyatt McSpadden. The Quickest Draw In the WestNot since Remington and Russell has a cowboy artist sold so many works-for so much-Fredericksburg’s G. Harvey. |
Go FishSee the Gulf Coast from the bottom up at Corpus Christi’s new underwater show. Requiem in BlueRecollections of guitar great Stevie Ray Vaughan. Power SwitchAre customers of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant better off with safety advocate Juanita Ellis on the inside or the outside? |
Columns
Behind the LinesSlinging DustPoliticsSaddam’s ShadowIraq’s leader may baffle the West, but he’s even more of an enigma to his own people. |
LifestyleTable MannersFor my grandmother, offering food to hungry relatives meant much more than just serving another meal. ScienceThe Brain TrustComputers will finally use commmon sense if an Austin high-tech team can make them think like people. BooksThat Mojo SeasonAn outsider exposes the hidden risks in Odessa’s bigger-than-life brand of football. |
Reporter
ReporterState Wide: Highway From HellExpressway anxiety? Dallas therapist Richard Carson can help you cope. ReporterState Wide: Disc Golf Versus Ball GolfDisc freestyle champion John Houck puts a new spin on golf. |
ReporterState Wide: Bluebonnet HappeningPainter Keith Clementson demonstrates how to turn a bluebonnet painting in to a work of art. ReporterState Wide: Maquiladora MarketingNibbe’s Twin Plant News explains border economics to the world. |
Miscellaneous
Roar of the CrowdA Crystal Clear IssueState of the ArtRich Clarkson brings a new perspective to Texas A&M honor guards “humping it”—Aggies claim the peculiar crouch helps project yells—in game day usa, a survey of college football culture by 22 photographers, just issued by Kodak/Thomasson-Grant. |
State SecretsFive-Year Plan |
Domain: A TEXAS MONTHLY Editorial Supplement
DomainCrash Course; Rambling Roses; Absolutely Floored; Bones to Pick |
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