March 1985

Mar 1, 1985 — By Susan Chadwick

It began in 1952 as a nostalgic recreation of the old cattle drive. Now it’s a grand annual party stretching across Texas.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Alex Murawski

An interpretation of a classic genre.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Texas Monthly

Tired and hungry, but not broke? A bevy of gourmet-to-go shops in Texas’ major cities provide a classy alternative to the TV dinner.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Stephen Harrigan

Fred Cuny, sixth-generation Texan and uncompromising disaster-relief consultant, takes his expertise to the ends of the earth.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Jan Reid

In darkest South Texas roam two of the world’s most endangered species—the black rhino and the Great White Hunter.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Geof Kern

What your feet should be wearing when they kick up their heels.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Liz Carpenter

Age is a matter of mind. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Paul Burka

Oh, how our legislators are moaning and groaning as they try to cut the state budget. But we’ve slashed, chopped, trimmed, pared, and whittles our way through it—and save $1 billion. It wasn’t that hard. Really.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Lawrence Wright

The failed ambitions of the father become the triumphs of the son, or so most fathers would hope.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Gregory Curtis

The dupe’s triumph.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Michael Ennis

The impressive canvases that make up “Fresh Paint” at the Museum of Fine Arts prove that Houston has finally arrived as a significant art-making center.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Lisa Germany

Many of the best modern homes in the fifties featured natural materials, interior courtyards, and built-in furniture—and architect Harwell Harris was the reason.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Jody Denberg

A producing career, a hit video, a record company, successful sound tracks: Austin’s Patrick Keel is having it all.

Mar 1, 1985 — By James Wolcott

In The Purple Rose of Cairo, Woody Allen takes a cold look at movie-fed dreams; the late, great Sam Peckinpah gave us an impassioned view of a violent world.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Patricia Sharpe

Get an earful of this.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Paul Burka

Coors and Hispanics make peace; Mexico’s flash in the pan; Gramm’s GOP crusade; Mayor Kathy emerges unscathed.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Texas Monthly

Beating around the Bush; remembering an old friend; rethinking high school days.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Texas Monthly

Slices of life.

Mar 1, 1985 — By Gary Cartwright

Can gas become oil? Can a Lubbock institution become an Austin one? Can preservation become exploitation? Can Houston become Austinized? Can Amarillo escape Pottergate?