D Magazine September 1985

The king of the best-sellers talks about friends and enemies, getting older, television and of course Texas, his new novel of the Lone Star state

Is the theater of tomorrow Tamara?

What happens when Johnny can’t read, write or pray in a traditional classroom?

In the beginning there was Kim Dawson, grand doyenne of the fickle world of Dallas modeling. Then Tanya Blair began to muscle in on her turf And that’s when the smiles began to crack…

The hottest new restaurants in the Metroplex

What a way to run a railroad

They’re famous because we need them

Doctors begin to sell themselves

WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND TOWN

And He spake to them through a bullhorn, saying. . .

PAISLEY AND PLAID, RHINESTONES WITH PEARLS AND FUN FUR-FOR NIGHT AND DAY

Why we love to loathe the Redskins

WHERE TO FIND THE CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE

Seeing through the eyes of the image-makers: 17 posters from our masters of the genre

Just beyond the glittering corridors of downtown Dallas is a filthy, rank pocket of poverty. Here, in 1985, is a community without basic city services, including drinkable water. And here is what happens when powerless people struggle to get help.