Being Texan
September 1, 1988
Cars? No Thanks, I’d Rather Walk
You pay for interest, gas, oil, repairs, and insurance. I pay for shoe leather.
1988 – Page 2 of 4
Being Texan
September 1, 1988
Air Conditioning? Who Needs It?
It’s this simple: people’s teeth should not chatter in the summer.
News & Politics
September 1, 1988
Do I Make a Difference?
A kindergarten teacher tells what she learned in school.
The Culture
August 31, 1988
Family Trees
Outside of town, in the Big Thicket, lived Texas’ most exotic wildlife—and most of it was human.
State Secrets
August 31, 1988
State Secrets
The Air Force takes over Big Bend; NCNB takes over First Republic; Dukakis takes over Bentsen; and who wil take an empty Senate seat?
Roar of the Crowd
August 31, 1988
Roar of the Crowd
Getting more bang for the buck; remembering a muddy, moody river; banking on Texas; sharing a Texas tradition.
Reporter
August 31, 1988
Texas Monthly Reporter
Channel 5 in Fort Worth hits forty; Elvis fever hits Waco; a would-be DA hits a snag in Raymondville; and Hangs Book is a hit with fishermen.
Music
August 31, 1988
Off the Road Again
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at Carl’s Corner was the picnic to end all picnics. It did just that.
Feature
August 31, 1988
Posed for Posterity
The portraits of a long-forgotten studio photographer yield images of dignity in a small Texas town.
Being Texan
August 31, 1988
I’m Right and . . . Everyone in Texas Is Wrong
They don’t use air conditioning, they don’t drive cars, they don’t watch football—yet they dare to call themselves Texans.
True Crime
August 31, 1988
A Legacy of Evil
In the town George Parr once dominated, a nineteen-year-old mother was gang-raped by her neighbors. In the aftermath of the crime, the old horrors of San Diego have surfaced anew.
Classical Music
August 31, 1988
When Words Collide
At the opera house back on Earth, music sometimes overwhelms sense. But out on Planet 8 you couldn’t hear the music for the words.
Behind the Lines
August 31, 1988
Behind the Lines
Messin’ with Texas.
Style & Design
August 1, 1988
Shades of Summer
Let there be light, but leave us in the dark. Long before Ozona knew about ozone, Texans were inventing scads of ways to hide from rays.
Music
August 1, 1988
The Big Squeezy
Get hip to zydeco, the born-on-the-bayou sound with the accordion accent. Ready for it red hot? Check out a Saturday-night church dance in Houston.
News & Politics
August 1, 1988
The Inventive Mr. Chu
Heat + pressure + yttrium + a politically savvy University of Houston physicist = a formula to change the world.
Politics & Policy
August 1, 1988
Wright and Wrong
The congressional investigation that is focusing on Speaker Jim Wright’s ethics is missing the real problem —his judgment.
Critters
August 1, 1988
They Sting. They Kill. They Destroy. They Mate in Midair. Nothing Can Stop . . . the Ants From Hell
Fire ants are on a relentless march across Texas, maiming, devouring, and stinging the living daylights out of everything in their path. We’ve tried to stop them, and it has only made them stronger.
Lifestyle
July 31, 1988
H-O-O-F-H-E-A-R-T-E-D
Don’t say this word aloud in polite company if you want to stay on the author’s good side.
Texas History
July 31, 1988
Salado Days
Where the heck is Salado, and why are world-famous intellectuals flocking there?
State Secrets
July 31, 1988
State Secrets
Looking for gas in all the wrong places; a casualty report from the Texas drought; an early look at redistricting.
Roar of the Crowd
July 31, 1988
Roar of the Crowd
Lonesome Dove on film; Lance Lalor on tape, an optimist on Mexico; West Texas State alumni on mediocrity.
Reporter
July 31, 1988
Texas Monthly Reporter
The case of the purloined painting; how to tell the Surf Club from the Yacht Club; cream of the ice-cream crop; people who live in pink houses.
Being Texan
July 31, 1988
Texas Primer: The Dust Storm
Look out, Texas! If drought comes, can tons of blowing dirt be far behind?
News & Politics
July 31, 1988
Full of Woe
You see them on TV, adorable youngsters asking to be adopted. But the dreadful odyssey of the Wednesday’s Child rarely has a made-for-television happy ending.
Behind the Lines
July 31, 1988
Behind the Lines
Fun voting no.
Books
July 31, 1988
Long Live the Kink
Kinky Friedman dropped out for a while, but it sure beat dropping dead. Now the warped warbler is back with a play, a movie deal, and murder mystery number three.
Travel & Outdoors
July 1, 1988
Notes From the Underground
Seven Central Texas caves put on the summer’s best rock show.
Style & Design
July 1, 1988
¡Fiesta Wear!
With these lively Mexican skirts, what goes around comes around.
Travel & Outdoors
July 1, 1988
The Meanest River
Yes, it’s muddy, it’s treacherous, and it smells bad enough to gag a skunk; but it’s also the only thing between us and Oklahoma.
News & Politics
July 1, 1988
Nature of the Beast
A tiger, a zoo, a terrifying death.
Style & Design
July 1, 1988
Bargains! Bargains! Bargains!
Attention, tightwads! Act now! Suits to nuts—the big bang for the little buck! Check out our supersavin’, dollar-bustin’ bible of buys! Everything must go! (Offer available in Texas only.)
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1988
Writing on the Rio
The only way to see Big Bend’s canyons is from the river, but that doesn’t mean you have to get wet, eat trail mix, or give up Bach.
State Secrets
June 30, 1988
State Secrets
Go to junior college and see the world; the U.S. Supreme Court looks askance on Texas’ legal bills; a Hispanic political institution at the crossroads; does George Bush have coattails?
Roar of the Crowd
June 30, 1988
Roar of the Crowd
The gift of life; first impressions; a favorite centenarian.
Reporter
June 30, 1988
Texas Monthly Reporter
A spree décor: a buying guide to the new Dallas shopping trip
Being Texan
June 30, 1988
Texas Primer: Forty-Two
Move over, Trivial Pursuit. Out of the way, Pictionary. Texas’ very own domino game is making a comeback at the age of 101.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1988
Country Boys
A battle over a vacant state Senate seat reveals that the scars from years of Democratic party infighting haven’t healed yet.
Feature
June 30, 1988
One Tough Yankee Banker
Deadlines came and deadlines went, and Bob Abboud still could not seal the deal to bail out First City. But with his ego and $1 billion plus on the line, he’d be damned if he’d back down first.
Behind the Lines
June 30, 1988
Behind the Lines
Prom night.
News & Politics
June 30, 1988
Button Pushers
Dealing drugs along the border is a risky, illegal business—unless you happen to be one of the nine Texans licensed to sell peyote.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 1988
Caught in the Middle
On the eve of the Mexican elections, the country’s dwindling middle class prefers fatalism to Fabianism.
Sports
June 1, 1988
Hope and Glory
A salute to Texas athletes trying young: seven hearts set on the Summer Olympics.
State Secrets
May 31, 1988
State Secrets
Why Continental isn’t in Love (Field); Clinton Manges takes the horns by the Bullock; tort reform and the good bidness climate; logic in advertising.
Roar of the Crowd
May 31, 1988
Roar of the Crowd
Ten years old and burning out; totally nice competition; a trip work taking—once.
Reporter
May 31, 1988
Texas Monthly Reporter
The bash of the century in Austin; new heights for an Alamo author; slouching toward Jerusalem, Texas; plus designer tomatoes, East Texas ingenuity, and Amazing Car #8.
Texas History
May 31, 1988
Texas Primer: Juneteenth
It began in 1865 as a joyous celebration of emancipation. Today young black Texans find the holiday overshadowed by more immediate concerns.
Critters
May 31, 1988
Swimming to Oblivion
Marine scientists have struggled for ten years to establish a new colony of ridley sea turtles on South Padre Islands. All their efforts may have been in vain.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1988
The Self-Destruction of Lance Lalor
Houston’s city controller prided himself on being the most scrupulously honest politician in town. So why did he sign his name to someone else credit card?
Film & TV
May 31, 1988
Extra! Extra!
In which the author becomes a star—for three seconds.