December 1990
December 1990
Table of Contents
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Features
BoomtownDon’t give up on oil yet, Texas. Come along to Pearsall, deep in the brush country, and learn how the new oil boom is different from the old. I Was Mandarin...Clues left behind by a former Dallas cop convinced his son that he killed president Kennedy—but that’s just the beginning of the mystery. Fine TuningFrom the Panhandle to the Bayou City, homegrown classical music ensembles are our best-kept secret. |
Earley TexasDallas painter Sean Earley moves to Italy and learns to paint Texas. “I’m Just Me”When country singer Charley Pride isn’t on the road, chances are he’s puttering around a Dallas golf course—or riding herd on his business holdings. Native NativitiesAll is clam, all is bright in folk-art manger scenes. |
Columns
Behind the LinesRhoads ScholarsFamilyThe New SantaA Christmas story for all you kids out there. ArtGolden OldiesSan Antonio’s new ancient-art gallery takes you back a few millennia. |
BooksBack in the SaddleLarry McMurtry returns to the mythic West and spins a thoughtful and touching tale. LifestyleGrowing PainsMy daughter’s first day of kindergarten was hard—on me. SportsMr. MarchBy running-and-gunning down opponents in the NCAA tournament, Tom Penders has jump-started UT basketball. |
Reporter
ReporterState Wide: Lookin’ Back, TXPR and nostalgia keep the legend alive. But will the town survive? ReporterCombo InvasionNuclear polka blasts Japan! Brave Combo basks in the radioactive afterglow. |
ReporterKiller BuzzThe Africanized bees have arrived, and Anita Collins can’t wait to take them on. |
Miscellaneous
Roar of the CrowdStumping Across TexasState Wide BusinessMan at WorkNow that Drayton McLane has sold his family company to Wal-Mart, he has no intention of retiring from the daily grind. State Wide BusinessDressed in PeaceWhen it’s time for that final fashion statement, a Fort Worth clothier has just the thing—complete with Velcro. |
State Wide BusinessTwo-way RadioWith a sweet leasing deal, Austin sister stations KASE and KVET pack a one-two punch on the FM dial. State of the ArtStill The Sweetheart Of The RodeoPhotograph by William Coupon State SecretsFamily Ties |
Chisum Trail (Sat Jul 5 at 12:13 PM)
Oh Big Brother, Where Art Thou (Fri Jul 4 at 9:30 AM)
Clay Felker (Tue Jul 1 at 11:15 AM)
Madam, I'm Adam (Sun Jun 22 at 4:34 PM)
Eating Vancouver (Mon Jun 30 at 10:04 PM)
