August 1986

Jul 31, 1986 — By dugaldstermer

Jul 31, 1986 — By Peter Applebome

Let’s hear it for Dallas’ Northwood Institute, where entrepreneurialism is second only to high society fundraising.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Michael Corcoran

Thank God I’m sort of a grown-up.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Texas Monthly

Dusky colors and smart shapes are the winners for fall fashion.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Texas Monthly

Of fireflies and summer romance.

Jul 31, 1986 — By William Helmer

In a ninety-minute reign of terror, gunshots rang out that still echo in the history of Texas.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Emily Yoffe

Tapped by destiny, one man in Austin is forging an unlikely alliance between Texas oilmen and the friends of Israel.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Joe Nick Patoski

Its passionately loyal following may make this drink the last Texan soda pop on the planet.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Paul Burka

TRAILER HITCH Another option that’s great for the ranch-style look, even if you don’t ever plan to haul anything. THE BACK DOOR The big debate: panel doors or a tailgate with a roll-down window? Panel doors are more functional (you don’t have to reach for groceries), but the…

Jan 20, 2013 — By Paul Burka

Sharon McCoy sells Suburbans. A lot of Suburbans. More Suburbans – and pickups and vans and Blazers – than anybody else. In 1984, working out of Lawrence, Marshall Chevrolet in Hempstead, she was number one in the country in truck sales. Six years before she became supreme in Suburbans, McCoy…

Jan 20, 2013 — By dianeduke

TOM LOEFFLER Congressman, Hunt “It’s the next best thing to liberty. It’s got a hat rack, a CB, a Long-horn sticker—I love it!” ALBERT BUSTAMENTE Congressman, San Antonio “I park it in the Longworth garage next to Tommy Loeffler’s. People in Washington think it’s a creature from…

Jan 20, 2013 — By Paul Burka

It’s big, it’s fast, it’s powerful, it eats gas, it’s the Suburban.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Texas Monthly

The West Lynn Cafe is closed. The vegetarian Cosmic Cafe opened at this location in July 2005.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Texas Monthly

West Lynn is no longer around, but this recipe lives on.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Joe Nick Patoski

Cradled on the Brazos, this central Texas town yields its pleasures ever so grudgingly.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Gregory Curtis

Jul 31, 1986 — By Jan Reid

The characters in Prize Stories and South by Southwest often dwell on the past while living out their lives in an anxious present.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Joe Nick Patoski

Dallas’ new late-night club scene is daring and diverse, a showcase for pioneering bands.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Michael Ennis

At the heart of this ancient culture were cruelty, self-mutilation, and ghostly visions.

Jul 31, 1986 — By James Wolcott

Legal Eagles is guilty of being humdrum and hokey; Mona Lisa has some fine, gracing touches; Vagabond finds purity within the dirtiest packaging.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Patricia Sharpe

Dabbling in the spot market.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Mark Seal

Desperately seeking the Cadillac Couch; reading Carolyn Farb’s mail; cowboy cologne strikes again.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Paul Burka

A cap for San Antonio that wouldn’t look good on Henry Cisneros; long-term pessimism hits the oil market; Texas cities finagle their way around the tax reform.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Mimi Swartz

Elliott’s is the Louvre of hardware stores—it’s got flyshooters, fan blades, and three aisles of screws. In other words, it’s heaven.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Texas Monthly

Jul 31, 1986 — By Texas Monthly

Jul 31, 1986 — By Jim Atkinson

Dallas cracks the whip on weeds and litter.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Michael Ennis

UT is testing this device that works like a BB gun, only it’s a little more powerful—it’ll be able to shatter a Soviet warhead speeding through space.

Jul 31, 1986 — By Jan Jarboe Russell

Life after TECAT in North Forest; Joe Rinelli gives his beauties a shot at the crow; Kerrville residents have a winter’s worth of tall tales.