The Culture
September 30, 1986
The Museum That Time Forgot
It’s one of the best-kept secrets in the state. But what the Texas Memorial Museum needs is somebody’s attention.
Feature
June 30, 1986
Mining the Moon, Selling the Stars
Their business may read like a sci-fi script, but these aging astronauts, former NASA engineers, technocrats, and high-risk junkies are serious about selling space.
Reporter
May 31, 1986
Texas Monthly Reporter
The boom has quietly ended in Iran; fruitivores live longer, says T. C. Fry; a repo man nabs a truck and a sheriff nabs him.
The Culture
April 30, 1986
Texas Primer: The Stock Tank
Without these funky watering holes, where would we—much less our cattle and sheep—be today?…
Environment
February 1, 1986
Invasion of the Killer Beetles
When southern pine beetles attack a Texas forest, there are only two cures: cut the trees down or let nature take its course.