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Roar of the Crowd|
January 1, 1989

Roar of the Crowd

Cleaning up with Heloise; fighting Crack in Dallas; testing the school district in Garland.

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Feature|
January 1, 1989

Smile, Houston

Three photographers of international reputation reveal their own new yet unfamiliar first impressions of Houston.

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Bum Steers|
January 1, 1989

1989 Bum Steer Awards!

A year of avaricious Arabs, belligerent bovines, convincing Connallys, dubious degrees, elusive Elvises, furious firefighters, George's goofs, hassled Hunts. Ingenious inmates, jilted judges, knotorious Kneppers, loose locomotives, migrant moose, normative nerds, overcautious orchestras, preposterous pythons, qualmish queens, rampant roaches, Sue Ellen's swimsuits, targeted transvestites, upset umps, vetoed Virgins, wanton Willies,

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Roar of the Crowd|
December 1, 1988

Roar of the Crowd

The sounds of country; the life and death of the bay; the interpretation of our state’s history.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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State Secrets|
April 30, 1988

State Secrets

The hated mesquite tree finds a friend in South Texas; UT-San Antonio freshman got no learning of reading and writing; the sun shines on UT’s new basket ball coach; why banks are afraid to branch.

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State Secrets|
April 1, 1988

State Secrets

You’ll never gas what the Sierra Club is up to now; impossible but true; the Austin American-Statesman descends to a new low; Jesse Jones may have a solution for Texas’ economic problems.

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State Secrets|
January 1, 1988

State Secrets

Does Texaco have a chance in the U.S. Supreme Court? Dukakis and Gore fight over Texas; a bad start for Kent Hance; the latest Disneyland-comes-to-Texas tale.

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Roar of the Crowd|
January 1, 1988

Roar of the Crowd

Speaking up for unsung cowgirls; Greeks bearing gripes; Libertarians looking for a landslide.

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Bum Steers|
January 1, 1988

1988 Bum Steer Awards

A year of clumsy Clements, stupid stickups, ripped-off Rangers, cockeyed cops, agitated alligators, rotund cockroaches, jumpy judges, nitwit newsmen, addled Aggies, naughty newlyweds, randy retirees, and a pestered pontiff.

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Recipes|
August 31, 1987

Oyster-Parmesan Popovers

From Cooking: “I, Piscivore” by Gary Cartwright, in the September 1987 issue of Texas Monthly.4 large eggs¾ cup whole milk¾ cup all-purpose flour, sifted¼ cup finely grated Italian Parmesan cheese¼ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons fresh snipped chives, chopped basil, or chopped parsley2 tablespoons unsalted sweet butter (for

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Roar of the Crowd|
July 31, 1987

Roar of the Crowd

Behaving yourself in the eighties; keeping the faith in the parish; winning Pulitzers with penguins.

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Feature|
July 31, 1987

What the Stranger Saw

Nobody remembers his name, but the photographer who passed through Corpus Christi in 1934 left behind an unforgettable series of images.

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Roar of the Crowd|
May 31, 1987

Roar of the Crowd

Prescribing medical remedies; pinching Lone Star pennies; debating the future of a university.

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Roar of the Crowd|
April 30, 1987

Getting an airline off the ground; achieving your children’s education; cruising through adolescence; rambling through the Valley.

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Roar of the Crowd|
April 1, 1987

Roar of the Crowd

Self-appointed visionaries on the border; self-development seminars all over Texas; self-indulgent behavior at the corner burger joint.

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Feature|
April 1, 1987

Alison Cook’s Modern Texas Manners

Bankruptcy and job loss may be closing in, but Texans aren’t sitting home eating Spam. They’re down-scaling, gang-hosting, and improvising a new hard-times etiquette as they go along.

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Feature|
March 1, 1987

A Human Focus

Newly discovered photographs taken by Russell Lee bear compassionate witness to the lives of Spanish-speaking Texans in the forties.

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Feature|
March 1, 1987

It’s a Dirty Job, But?

Does the delivery business really deliver? Our author spends three grueling days watching rented videos and ordering pizzas to find out the truth.

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State Secrets|
February 1, 1987

State Secrets

A winning ticket for the lottery; the oil bust is a boon for parks; doom and gloom at the Legislature; an early test for Jim Wright.

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