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January 1989
 features 1989 Bum Steer Awards! Smile, Houston God Help Her Dad’s Last Home Superpolitics Superbonanza! If These Walls Could Talk Texas Primer: King Ranch Casserole » columns Onward Through the Fog [Lifestyle] Behind the Lines » Bringing It All Back Home [Business] Two-Point Conversion [Sports] Making Waves [Travel] Playing It Safe [Classical Music] miscellany Roar of the Crowd State Secrets reporter Big Man, Small Town [Reporter] | February 1989
 features The Lost Tribe » The Wooing of Chairman Wang Art for Heart’s Sake “I’m A Nazi Until Death” A Dirty, Rotten Mess Chip Ahoy » columns Jailhouse Hock [Politics] Behind the Lines Spot Market [Environment] Blithe Spirit [Popular Music] miscellany Roar of the Crowd No TASP, No Play [State Secrets] reporter This is Now [Reporter] | March 1989
 features Back In the Saddle Again » The Second Coming The Bush League Forgery, Texas Style A Brush With Life Buddy Maedgen Is Bugged! Search and Destroy Songs of Innocence columns The Bridge That Went Away. [Behind the Lines] Remembering the Sabbath [Texana] The Boys of Spring [Sports] Days in the Country, Nights on the Town [Books] miscellany Roar of the Crowd State Secrets reporter Captain Homeless [Reporter] domain Quick Cuisine: Power Brunch » [Domain Story] Roulade of Spinach, Crab, and Mushrooms » [Domain Recipe] Galette » [Domain Recipe] Strawberries and Oranges With Raspberry Sauce » [Domain Recipe] The Kids Are All Right » [Domain Story] Cabrito Luckett » [Domain Recipe] Lucinda Hutson’s Picante Salsa Roja » [Domain Recipe] A Grand Finale » [Domain Story] Tarte du Paradis » [Domain Recipe] |
April 1989
 features A Boy and His Airline » Abortion Street » Eat Sweet Poisoned By Their Own Home Side By Side » Don’t Call Him Junior Beyond the Blues » columns A Developing Art [Art] Paint and pluck. [Behind the Lines] Living With the Bomb [Lifestyle] miscellany Facing Forward, Facing Back [Roar of the Crowd] Animal House [State Secrets] reporter Red Sails in the Sunbelt [Reporter] | May 1989
 features My Favorite Place » Poisoned With Love » The World’s Greatest Poker Player So Near Yet So Far Talking Heads Texas Primer: The Runaway Scrape » columns Doing the Legislature a favor. [Behind the Lines] Masa Marketing [Business] Move Over, Mom [Lifestyle] A Terminal Case [Health] miscellany Genuine Fakes [Roar of the Crowd] It Doesn’t Compute [State Secrets] reporter Blast from the Past [Reporter] domain Victor Victorious » [Domain Story] Grilled Pork Loin in Apricot-and-Curry » [Domain Recipe] Mexican Shrimp Soup with Root Vegetables » [Domain Recipe] Pan-Seared Salmon with Cabernet-Butter Sauce » [Domain Recipe] Actuelle Lemon-Lime Tart » [Domain Recipe] Wine-Cream Mousse with Champagne Sabayon » [Domain Recipe] A Grand Finale » [Domain Story] Reed Hearon’s Chocolate Sombrero » [Domain Recipe] | June 1989
 features The Work of The Devil » Rock Bottom It Can Happen Here The Perfect Hill Country Weekend Bathing Beauty The Long, Strange Trip of Ed Bass Kid with a Gun columns Soviet Idealism [Art] Behind the Lines Moving On [Books] miscellany Fun Fare [Roar of the Crowd] Sonny Disposition [State Secrets] reporter Texas’ Nuclear Neighbor [Reporter] |
July 1989
 features The Semi-Reluctant Rock Star How Not to Rob a Bank The Mommy War On the Defensive The Temple of Destiny The Best and the Worst Legislators » columns Texans Versus Shapes » [Behind the Lines] Bach to Basie [Media] Greed is Good [Business] Territorial Imperative [Books] miscellany Roar of the Crowd State Secrets reporter First Author [Reporter] domain Great Bowls Of Fire! » [Domain Story] Salsa Creole Cruda » [Domain Recipe] Spicy Avocado Salsa » [Domain Recipe] Cucumber-Tahini Salsa » [Domain Recipe] Pineapple-Green Peppercorn Salsa » [Domain Recipe] Roasted-Tomato Salsa » [Domain Recipe] Salsa Brava » [Domain Recipe] Quick Cuisine: Shellfish Intentions » [Domain Story] Sauté of Crab, Corn, and Red Pepper » [Domain Recipe] Cornmeal Madeleines » [Domain Recipe] Goat Cheese and Red Onion Timbales » [Domain Recipe] Red and Black Summer Fruits » [Domain Recipe] A Grand Finale » [Domain Story] Hill Country Peach Cobbler » [Domain Recipe] | August 1989
 features The Big Picture Parish the Thought! The Sundown Kids The Texas 100 The Texas 100: Introduction The Texas 100: Minor Details The Texas 100: Close, But No Cigar The Texas 100: Index columns Behind the Lines miscellany The Dark Side [Roar of the Crowd] The Battle Begins [State Secrets] reporter So Long, Starck; Bye-Bye, Blue Bird [Reporter] | September 1989
 features “I Loved the Dapper Bandit” How George Foreman Finally Beat Muhammad Ali The Wolf Experiment The All-New, Improved America’s Team The Man Hollywood Trusts Little Shop of Hoarders columns Behind the Lines Mayan Over Matter [Food] New World to Conquer [Art] The Way of the Buffalo [Books] miscellany The Best and The Worst of It [Roar of the Crowd] Fire Alarm [State Secrets] reporter Whose Texas Rangers are They Anyhow? [Reporter] domain Specialty of the House » [Domain Story] Saganaki Tourkolimano » [Domain Recipe] Ceviche » [Domain Recipe] Praline Pecans » [Domain Recipe] Pollo Picante » [Domain Recipe] Thin Italian Pizza » [Domain Recipe] Creole Oysters » [Domain Recipe] Curried Broccoli Soup » [Domain Recipe] Spaghetti and Meatballs » [Domain Recipe] A Grand Finale » [Domain Story] Pear and White Chocolate Mousse » [Domain Recipe] |
October 1989
 features The Soul of East Texas » Vigil at Treaty Oak How Do You Say "Perestroika" In Spanish? Old Salts and Ancient Mariners The Day Leroy Died » Texas Primer: The Herkie Jump » columns Home Is Where the Art Is [Art] Behind the Lines That Brainpower Guy [Education] Whistling in the Dark [Books] miscellany The Haves and the Have-Nots [Roar of the Crowd] We Wuz Robbed [State Secrets] reporter Animal Fights [Reporter] | November 1989
 features The Mythic Rise of Billy Don Moyers » Can’t Win for Losing Billie Sol Estes Has a Deal for You Creature Comforts So You’re Stuck at the Airport Cowboy Songs Hotter’n Hell columns Taking back the neighborhood. [Behind the Lines] John the Catalyst [Politics] Body Count [Education] Sound Investments [Classical Music] TV Guides [Business] miscellany A Matter of Taste. [Roar of the Crowd] Coming to America [State Secrets] reporter Filling a Niche [Reporter] Baby Boomers Unite [Reporter] Two-Tone Hip-Hop [Reporter] domain Set to Fete » [Domain Story] Blue Plate Special » [Domain Story] City Lite » [Domain Story] Wild Things » [Domain Story] Rule Britannia » [Domain Story] Sausage Scramble » [Domain Recipe] Pecan Scones » [Domain Recipe] Upside-down Pear-and-Cranberry Gingerbread » [Domain Recipe] Citrus Salad With Minted Caramel Sauce » [Domain Recipe] Crab-and-Ham Pasta Saute » [Domain Recipe] Norwegian Salmon Filets » [Domain Recipe] Chocolat Pot de Creme » [Domain Recipe] Cornnut Crunch » [Domain Recipe] Beef Blankets » [Domain Recipe] Smoked-Turkey Salad » [Domain Recipe] Colossal Cookie » [Domain Recipe] Mulled Grape Cider » [Domain Recipe] Warm English Garden Salad » [Domain Recipe] Beef Tenderloin With Cayenne Sauce » [Domain Recipe] Jennivine’s Bread Pudding » [Domain Recipe] Liquid Assets » [Domain Story] Vodka Martini, Up » [Domain Recipe] Hot Apple Pie » [Domain Recipe] Champagne Noir » [Domain Recipe] Spirulina Cocktail » [Domain Recipe] Southwestern Pimm’s Cup » [Domain Recipe] Champurrado » [Domain Recipe] Quick Cuisine: Game Point » [Domain Story] Cornish Hens with Stuffing » [Domain Recipe] Braised Chestnuts » [Domain Recipe] Winter Greens with Cranberry-Orange Vinaigrette » [Domain Recipe] Dried Fruits in Chardonnay » [Domain Recipe] A Grand Finale » [Domain Story] Sweet Potato and Pecan Creme Brulee » [Domain Recipe] | December 1989
 features Wild Forever The All-American Crooks Get Along, Little Doggies » A Fool and His Money Liz and Me Teardown columns Images at War [Art] Texas and the new decade. [Behind the Lines] Black to Basics [Popular Music] Continental Drift [Books] miscellany Voices of East Texas [Roar of the Crowd] Courting Disaster [State Secrets] reporter Irreconcilable Differences [Reporter] |