August 1990
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Features
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Industrious Arts
For a handful of Texas artists, crafting a living comes naturally.
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High Country Haven
The Tetons are grander and Santa Fe is tonier, but no place is more apropos than Ruidoso.
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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.
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The Big Blow
On September 8, 1900, a devastating hurricane blasted Galveston, changing life on the Island forever.
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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.
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Howdy, Comrades! Let’s Do a Deal
A Texas businessman launches his one-man invasion of post-Communist Romania.
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Columns
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Squeeze Play
Three masters show why conjunto, the accordion music of the Tex-Mex border, is hotter thatn Lajitas in August.
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What Price Glory?
John Wiley Price champions the poor, the oppressed—and his own political future.
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Venus Behind Bars
A new private prison brought a belated boom to tiny Venus, but the state contends that the jailhouse is a bust.
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Reporter
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State Wide: Close Call
As the Mega Borg blazed, the Gulf absorbed the toxic oil spill.
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State Wide: Surfing Fanatics
When hurricanes come in, Carrie Doughty and Joe Garza head out.
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Web
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Garlic Custard and Crabmeat
Roasted-Garlic Custard 1 tablespoon olive oil 6 large garlic cloves, peeled 2 cups heavy cream 4 egg yolks 1 whole egg Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Heat olive oil in small roasting pan over medium flame. Add garlic and bake 15 minutes, or until garlic turns golden brown. In saucepan, bring garlic and cream to …
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Miscellany
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Kilgore College Rangerettes
Photograph by O. Rufus Lovett
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Domain
See My Etchings; Quilt Complex; Sushi Summit; Rock-a-bye Baby.
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State Fare
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 flavors. This tart with roasted-garlic …