February 1985
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Features
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Texas Primer: The Oil Depletion Allowance
Assailed by presidents, skewered by senators, decried by the New York Times, the oil depletion allowance has survived it all. It helps to have friends in high places.
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Western Art: The New Colossus
An interpretation of a classic genre.
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Mayor, Council Locked in Bitter Struggle!
Council tells mayor her budget stinks! Mayor tells council to like it or lump it! Both sides twist arms, trade insults! Read all about it!
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Leaving the Bottle Behind
Like any disease, alcoholism has specific symptoms. Like many religions, drying-out programs require abstinence, blind faith, and confession.
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My Life As a Drunk
It may be hard to believe that you can drink two fifths a day and not only function but function well. But I did it. For a while.
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When Picasso Was a Texan
You say you’ve never heard of Picasso’s burnt-orange period? And you call yourself a real Texan?
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The Big Country
The great Texas ranches and how they got that way.
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The Last Roundup
“When the cowboys on the 06 ranch talked about losing a way of life, they often pointed to their neighbor, Clayton Williams, as an example of what they meant. He was a millionaire and an oilman, and he represented everything they hated.”
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Columns
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Wilds of the Soul
Mrs. Soffel weaves a tale of love and damnation; A Passage to India is a smooth, brocaded expedition; The Cotton Club offers pomp by the bale.
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Strummin’ On the Old Gamba
Using antique and original instruments like the viola da gamba, the Texas Baroque Ensemble is making Garland the place to hear early music in Texas.
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When Grandma Talks…
Rich old ladies who hoard their securities set the best example for managing your stocks.
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Behind the Lines
A tilt of the axis.
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Eavesdropping On History
Max Crawford’s Lords of the Plain is a convincing tale of cavalry and Indians; Thomas McGuane’s Something to Be Desired is an insightful cowtown comedy.
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Sterling Surls
With his rough-hewn sculptures that speak to mankind’s most basic needs, James Surls is fast becoming the dean of Texas art.
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Reporter
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Reporter
Beauteous burgers in Bells and Springlake; tough times in Tyler; ringside raving in Fort Worth; avid aspirations in Lubbock.
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Miscellany
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Touts
Getting ready for February’s red-letter day.
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State Secrets
What’s the point at the Dallas Museum of Art? What does $25 oil mean for Houston? Hush, Gib. James Baker’s new job is a labor of love.
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Roar of the Crowd
Contemplating marriage; speaking up for Houston; deciphering Texas myths; transplanting Austin’s airport.
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Puzzle
Minding your peas and cues.
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