October 1989

Sep 30, 1989 — By Joe Nick Patoski

Three cheers for Lawrence Herkimer and his leap to fame.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Dana Rubin

When a small private bank was closed on August 7, depositors lost all of their money, a pillar of the community came tumbling down, and the town’s trusting way of life was shattered.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Gary Cartwright

In which a landlubber chronicles the saga of getting his sea legs aboard the good ship Elissa.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Dick Reavis

The parallels between Mikhail Gorbachev and Mexico's Carlos Salinas just might end when it comes to their effectiveness at achieving reform in their nations.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Stephen Harrigan

To the people of Austin, the poisoning of an ancient tree was more than a crime; it was a blasphemy.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Prudence Mackintosh

Reflections and recollections of life among the shadows of the Piney Woods.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Paul Burka

Water, water, everywhere—in New Mexico, but Texas can't have any; Mexico invades Texas; picking the winner in the race to succeed Mickey Leland.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Texas Monthly

Ranking the rich; playing the game; watching the show.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Joe Nick Patoski

The Animal Liberation Front terrorizes Texas Tech: RVs lumber through the Big Bend drug net; eclectic eats served to a boogie beat in the Hill Country.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Peter Elkind

Incarnate Word was an obscure Catholic school before Lou Agnese launched his multimillion-dollar ad campaign. Now the college is booming, and Agnese is a local star.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Gregory Curtis

Waiting for anointment.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Suzanne Winckler

Larry McMurtry explores the far side of forty in his new novel.

Sep 30, 1989 — By Michael Ennis

Two museum shows culled from private collections illustrate that Texans know what they like—and it's not just Monets and Renoirs.