November 1984

Nov 1, 1984 — By Alison Cook

When Houston’s rich and powerful join forces with environmentalists to battle big corporations, they can be fighting over only one thing. Garbarge.

Nov 1, 1984 — By scottnelson

For the first few hours of life, our baby seemed fine. Then she started turning blue, and her two-year struggle to survive began.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Al Reinert

What astronaut Alan Bean saw on the moon changed his life. Now, with paint and canvas, he’s trying to let the rest of us see it too.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Helen Thompson

Shopping from catalogs can keep you in fashion and out of the malls.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Dick Reavis

These fourteen Texas sheriffs are everything you thought a sheriff ought to be. But look quick; the old-time county lawman is riding off into the sunset.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Gary Cartwright

What is it that makes them dance across the desert night? A trick of physics—or something stranger?

Nov 1, 1984 — By melissagrimes

Western Art: Bluebonnet Picture

Nov 1, 1984 — By Gary Cartwright

Son a gun, they’ve got great food on the bayou.

Nov 1, 1984 — By kevinclarke

Once upon a time a velveteen couch traveled the land in search of heroes and myths. It found them from the Panhandle to the Gulf.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Texas Monthly

Nov 1, 1984 — By Paul Burka

No joy in Cubville; deregulation is a gas; two airline wars—one cold, one hot; are the politicians back in control at UT?

Nov 1, 1984 — By Texas Monthly

Nov 1, 1984 — By Texas Monthly

Nov 1, 1984 — By Scott Lubeck

And all through the house, every modem was stirring, and so was the mouse.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Gregory Curtis

The proud and promising Froggies.

Nov 1, 1984 — By James Whitaker

Dan Jenkins’ new football novel, Life Its Ownself, picks up where Semi-Tough left off; Heat from Another Sun, a dark detective novel, turns on the gore.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Michael Ennis

Whistler had nothing on the 22 artists represented in a survey of Hispanic art.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Jody Denberg

Brave Combo’s World Dance Music brings wit and verve to an unlikely mix of sounds; the Sir Douglas Quartet is still recording after all these years.

Nov 1, 1984 — By James Wolcott

Country and Places in the Heart both heap on down-home moral uplift; Stop Making Sense is a joyous rockumentary; Amadeus spouts dingdong conceits.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Dick Reavis

Why did I trade in my trouble-free condo for an aging country home with decrepit plumbing? I’m trying to figure that out myself.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Doug Ramsey

Tribute to Teagarden captures the fullness and humanity of the late Texas trombonist’s art; plus a roundup of recent jazz releases.

Nov 1, 1984 — By Paul Burka

Life after the oil bust is fair-to-Midland; bad News, hard Times in Laredo; I hear a timpani; a coach who believes winning is everything.