June 1983 Issue

Texas Primer: The Name Belt

Wearing one won’t make you a real live cowboy, but it sure will brand you as a modern Texan.

By Terry Toler

The Long Boyhood of George H.W. Bush

Like the hero of a boys’ novel, George Bush moved from the East to the wild and woolly West. He wanted to prove himself, by golly, to Yale, Procter & Gamble, and the old man.

By Harry Hurt III

Touts

Hit the deck, shoot the breeze.

By Patricia Sharpe

State Secrets

Big banks have interest in Delaware - but so far no principle; a price-fixing suit puts realtors out of commission; why some teachers don’t deserve a pay raise; a new kingmaker emerges in South Texas.

By Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

By Texas Monthly

Puzzle

Stoned at home.

By Texas Monthly

Texas Monthly Reporter

Hard times in Port Arthur; the lost art of nasty correspondence lives on in Big Spring; the woes of Kathy Whitmire; the Newlywed Game comes to Midland; gloves off in the book business.

By Peter Applebome

The Sphinx Who Sings

Austin blueswoman Angela Strehli is an enigma, but there’s no secret to her success: she writes great material and sings it with unbeatable style.

By Pepi Plowman

Three Feet Six, Blue Tights, Red Cape

Forget firemen and cowboys, Today’s kid wants to be a superhero.

By Lawrence Wright

Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest

For many of Texas’ mental patients, the world outside the state hospital is what’s keeping them sane.

By Joel Warren Barna

Midland on a String

From out of the West Texas plains comes the rich, beautiful sound of the Thouvenel String Quartet.

By W. L. Taitte

Behind the Lines

On the team, off the team.

By Gregory Curtis

The Retrograde Sophisticate

Danny Williams of Dallas has a clear grasp of the modern masters and unequaled ambition and skill.

By Michael Ennis