
August 1990 Issue

Features


High Country Haven
The Tetons are grander and Santa Fe is tonier, but no place is more apropos than Ruidoso.

A Soldier’s Secret
In the farming town of Whitewright, stolen tenth-century illuminated manuscripts and ivory reliquaries weren’t all that Joe Meador had to hide.

The Big Blow
On September 8, 1900, a devastating hurricane blasted Galveston, changing life on the Island forever.

The Battle for Barton Springs
A determined developer’s big plans for Austin’s cool, clear water hole is bringing out extremes on both sides.
Miscellany
State Fare: Routh Street’s Garlic Custard and Crabmeat Tart
Chef Stephan Pyles grew up in the food business—his parents owned the Big Spring Truck Stop Cafe—and despite a degree in music and the best intentions, he’s still cooking. With two restaurants in Dallas and two in Minneapolis, Pyles and partner John Dayton have enthusiastically spread the word about Southwestern
Columns
Venus Behind Bars
A new private prison brought a belated boom to tiny Venus, but the state contends that the jailhouse is a bust.
Squeeze Play
Three masters show why conjunto, the accordion music of the Tex-Mex border, is hotter thatn Lajitas in August.
What Price Glory?
John Wiley Price champions the poor, the oppressed—and his own political future.
Reporter
State Wide: Surfing Fanatics
When hurricanes come in, Carrie Doughty and Joe Garza head out.