April 1985

Apr 1, 1985 — By robertawiddicombe

As these photographs show, in Mexico the strange is commonplace, and the commonplace, strange.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Dick Reavis

He left his parents’ house in search of a world where things were black and white, where there were heroes and villains. What he found in the slums of Port Arthur was a world that would tolerate people like him—and take advantage of them.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Peter Applebome

We’ve gone from one end of the state to the other to bring you the best-ever list of Texas Bests.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Suzanne Winckler

Okay, so photos of cute kids in fields of bluebonnets aren’t great art. That’s not the point at all.

Apr 1, 1985 — By seanearley

An interpretation of a classic genre.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Joseph Nocera

An old hand at Pickens-watching reveals the key to the Amarillo oilman’s corporate-takeover antics.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Mimi Swartz

San Antonio city councilman Bernardo Eureste too a paltry arts budget and built it into a $3 million power base. Then he got mad and tore it all apart.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Alison Cook

Can there be too much of a good thing? Five of Texas’ favorite restaurants have duplicated themselves in other cities, and now they’re finding out.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Patricia Sharpe

Wet and Wonderful

Apr 1, 1985 — By Paul Burka

If Lubbock gets a riverwalk, can a river be far behind?; previewing the mayors’ races; can Texas consultants make PAN dulce?; the Chronicle kills a story.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Texas Monthly

Apr 1, 1985 — By Texas Monthly

Apr 1, 1985 — By Suzanne Winckler

After extensive taste tests, our reporter concludes that the best lamb is to be found in our own back yard.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Scott Lubeck

Now young, adventuresses can do more than just read about excitement. A new computer game for girls requires them to use their wits for survival.

Apr 1, 1985 — By W. L. Taitte

The octogenarian whom many believe to be the greatest living composer pays a long-awaited visit to Texas.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Gregory Curtis

The road into town

Apr 1, 1985 — By John Schwartz

The computer industry in Texas has a new lobby organized by three lobbyists who were in the right place at the right time—and knew it.

Apr 1, 1985 — By James Wolcott

Into the Night leaves you in the dark; The Breakfast Club’s teenagers are out to lunch, Witness is a solemn eyeful.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Doug Ramsey

John Hardee and Budd Johnson were two legendary Texas tenors who had their own ways of making peace with the rigors of the jazz life.

Apr 1, 1985 — By Stephen Harrigan

The Max factor of Dallas; the tacos of Paris; the tales of Urrutia; the Hemingway of Texas; the good word from Houston; the mysteries of the Hueco Tanks.