December 1990

Dec 1, 1990 — By Helen Thompson

All is clam, all is bright in folk-art manger scenes.

Dec 1, 1990 — By John Morthland

When country singer Charley Pride isn’t on the road, chances are he’s puttering around a Dallas golf course—or riding herd on his business holdings.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Texas Monthly

Dallas painter Sean Earley moves to Italy and learns to paint Texas.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Chester Rosson and W. L. Taitte

From the Panhandle to the Bayou City, homegrown classical music ensembles are our best-kept secret.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Gary Cartwright

Clues left behind by a former Dallas cop convinced his son that he killed President Kennedy—but that’s just the beginning of the mystery.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Paul Burka

Don’t give up on oil yet, Texas. Come along to Pearsall, deep in the brush country, and learn how the new oil boom is different from the old.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Gary Cartwright

It all looked so different 27 years ago.

Dec 1, 1990 — By John Anderson

With a sweet leasing deal, Austin sister stations KASE and KVET pack a one-two punch on the FM dial.

Dec 1, 1990 — By John Anderson

When it’s time for that final fashion statement, a Fort Worth clothier has just the thing—complete with Velcro.

Dec 1, 1990 — By John Anderson

Now that Drayton McLane has sold his family company to Wal-Mart, he has no intention of retiring from the daily grind.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Paul Burka

Dec 1, 1990 — By Texas Monthly

Photograph by William Coupon

Dec 1, 1990 — By Texas Monthly

Jan 20, 2013 — By Patricia Sharpe

After Bruce and Susan Molzan bought the Ruggles Grill four years ago, they revitalized the menu at the sleepy Montrose landmark with his brash cooking style and her luxurious desserts. Both Molzans are graduates of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and their approaches…

Dec 1, 1990 — By Lawrence Wright

A Christmas story for all you kids out there.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Gregory Curtis

Dec 1, 1990 — By Suzanne Winckler

Larry McMurtry returns to the mythic West and spins a thoughtful and touching tale.

Dec 1, 1990 — By John Anderson

By running-and-gunning down opponents in the NCAA tournament, Tom Penders has jump-started UT basketball.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Michael Ennis

San Antonio’s new ancient-art gallery takes you back a few millennia.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Jan Jarboe Russell

My daughter’s first day of kindergarten was hard—on me.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Joe Nick Patoski

The Africanized bees have arrived, and Anita Collins can’t wait to take them on.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Joe Nick Patoski

Nuclear polka blasts Japan! Brave Combo basks in the radioactive afterglow.

Dec 1, 1990 — By Joe Nick Patoski

PR and nostalgia keep the legend alive. But will the town survive?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly

Cake 1 1/3 cups flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 pound butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line bottom of 16- by 11-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Butter paper and…