December 1989

Dec 1, 1989 — By Mimi Swartz

Houston’s West University area was just a quiet, unpretentious neighborhood until the bulldozers moved in. Now everyone’s trying to keep up with the Georgians.

Dec 1, 1989 — By josephchamilton

Memories of the filming of Giant in Marfa, as recalled by a fan who had the best seat in the house.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Lawrence Wright

Why we are so soon parted.

Dec 1, 1989 — By William Wegman

Well-shod supermodel Fay Ray steps out in true Texas style.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Dana Rubin

Football players at Dallas’ Carter High had it all: god futures, a state championship, and the feeling that they could do no wrong. The trouble was, their favorite hobbies were guns and holdups.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Stephen Harrigan

Once the private preserve of an oil executive, the 300,000-acre Bid Bend Ranch, with all its desert grandeur, has now entered the public domain. Photography by Mark Klett

Dec 1, 1989 — By Paul Burka

Bill Clements and the courts head for a showdown over school finance; the boom in engineering may be over; wisdom from the Whitmire win.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Texas Monthly

Remembering a special place; rethinking the political process; working toward a humane society.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Joe Nick Patoski

An airport spat rekindles the Dallas-Fort Worth feud; South Plains farmers cotton to a colorful high-fiber crop; Houston artists collaborate to wish everyone Feliz Navidad.

Dec 1, 1989 — By John Morthland

Newcomer of the year Clint Black plays tributes to early country music—with an unintentional Texas twist.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Gregory Curtis

Backward and forward.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Suzanne Winckler

Five beautifully produced books explore the Americas, from anonymous folk art to the great muralists, from revolutionary heroes to a Texas ranching patriarch.

Dec 1, 1989 — By Michael Ennis

A Fort Worth exhibit of scenes from the Mexican War shows that fanciful lithographs outgunned the realism of nascent photography.