A Texan Looks at Lyndon
On the eve of the 1964 national elections, Texas historian J. Evetts Haley published a scathing attack on President Lyndon B. Johnson. The book sold seven million copies, but Johnson still won the race.
September 1987
Features
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
When he played fro the Dallas Cowboys, Hollywood Henderson had everything. Here he tells how he lost it.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Lunch Period
At Spence Middle School in Dallas, the melting pot is boiling, but the brew isn’t ready to serve.
Cowboys and Iranians
What do Odessa beer joints and the Iran-contra hearings have in common? Everything.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
In 1980 a white girl was raped and murdered at Conroe High School, and the police quickly arrested a black janitorial supervisor. Now it looks as if the case wasn’t so open and shut after all.
Shark!
Three shark attacks on the Texas coast this summer are making swimmers edgy and chambers of commerce ask one question: what’s going on out there?
The Time of His Life
Henry Cisneros has the vision and charisma of a born leader. Does it matter that he has the soul of an Aggie?
Columns
The Book Stops Here
For 68 years, Rosengren’s Books in San Antonio gave personal service, sought out both arcane and popular titles, and fostered a love of reading. It wasn’t enough to keep the store in business.
Web
Oyster-Parmesan Popovers
From Cooking: I, Piscivore by Gary Cartwright, in the September 1987 issue of Texas Monthly. 4 large eggs 3/4 cup whole milk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 1/4 cup finely grated Italian Parmesan cheese 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons fresh…
Southwestern Crab Cakes
From Cooking: I, Piscivore by Gary Cartwright, in the September 1987 issue of Texas Monthly. 1 large egg 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, crème fraîche, or sour cream 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard or the hotter Louisiana Creole mustard Pinch of cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon…
Miscellany
State Secrets
The new tax bill kicks oil when it’s down; the Houston Chronicle is alive and kicking the Post); the premature end of TranStar: the premature beginning of Jim Mattox.
The National Tour of Texas
Tales of the Piney Woods: the original kinds of the forest, the Bright way to get a chicken in every pot, the gamble of today’s Tenaha. Plus: an unusual graveyard, a haunting ruin, a chilling church name.
Reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter
On the cutting edge with Ollie North; Donna Rice on the cutting room floor; cutting corners to find good Vietnamese restaurants; and the gig ‘em gourmet cookbook, the Aggies’ unkindest cut of all.
