May 1984

Apr 30, 1984 — By Stephen Harrigan

Texas’ morning glory by thirteen photographers.

Apr 30, 1984 — By rodneywebre

You may have played on one when you were a kid, but it’s no fun for cows.

Apr 30, 1984 — By jeffsmith

A fresh interpretation of a classic genre.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Jan Reid

He was an aggressive cop with one of the toughest beats in Dallas. But after fourteen years and another killing, the department took him off the street and slapped him behind a desk.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Alison Cook

Bearing Gallic sophistication and outrageously delicious desserts, the Lenotre family has taken Dallas and Houston by storm.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Tianguis Pérez

The writer had no papers, but he wanted to get from Mexico to Houston. His best chance was to put his passage into the hands of a coyote, for a fat fee.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Joseph Nocera

New parents, beware! The only think I got out of my six Lamaze classes was permission to enter the delivery room with my wife.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Gary Cartwright

Gary Bradley, a hot young land speculator inn Austin, was in the middle of a $50 million deal when he ran into an outraged environmental movement and a lobbyist with some powerful clients. The fight was on.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Peter Applebome

The story of Lenell Geter’s release from prison is unfinished without the tale of the conservative engineers who stuck their necks out to help a friend in trouble.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Mark Seal

With the Republican convention only three months away, Dallas’ sales forces are frantically gearing up for a merchandising bonanza.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Gregory Curtis

I take over Exxon.

Apr 30, 1984 — By W. L. Taitte

New blood and a commitment to high standards at the Theater Center and the Plaza have helped to make this theatrical season Dallas’ best.

Apr 30, 1984 — By John Davidson

Civil Wars is armed with first-rate writing; Free Agents is a grab bag of Max Apple’s short fiction; Edisto is a precocious first novel; Group Therapy doesn’t probe deeply enough; Lords of the Earth is yet another Texas oil saga.

Apr 30, 1984 — By James Wolcott

In Greystoke, neither Tarzan nor the audience gets to have any fun; Moscow on the Hudson takes a wonderful comedy and runs; Racing With the Moon is nostalgic and sure, but the plot comes undone.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Patricia Sharpe

Stick around and we’ll show you some of Texas’ best jam and jelly makers.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Paul Burka

Why Mark White wishes he’d never heard of H. Ross Perot; a new lawsuit threatens to play havoc with local schools; one last word (we promise) about yuppies; seems like politics as usual at UT.

Apr 30, 1984 — By Texas Monthly

Apr 30, 1984 — By Texas Monthly

Apr 30, 1984 — By Alison Cook

A nuclear quandary in West Texas; the fine art of political feuding in San Antonio; the redfish ranching business in Monahans; the education of a power broker in training in Houston.