January 1979 Issue
Features

Six Crises
It will be up to the 66th Legislature to solve these problems, and we’ll have to live with the solutions.

In Search of La Salle
The riddle of the French explorer lies buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico, but what is it, where is it, and why, oh why, are we looking for it?
Miscellany
State Secrets
Pop a cork for Château UT; Fort Worth wins American Airlines from New York and “loses” it to Dallas; will Dallas’ law firms catch Houstonitis?
Columns
Conductor Dating
San Antonio Symphony audiences are ready for another rendezvous with François Huybrechts.
Coup de Foie Gras
French chefs are revolting against classical cuisine, and some of their new creations are definitely revolting.
A Chance of Face
At last the truth about beauty salon make-overs: the new you may not be a change for the better.
The Joy of Six
The difference between eleven-man and six-man football is a lot more than five men.
Reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter
Taking it off at the last of the real burlesque joints; holy war on Austin’s Baptists; why Texas’ election system is stuck in the Dark Ages.