September 1990
September 1990
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Features
Fortune’s SmileTevin Campbell, the thirteen-year-old soul sensation, is Texas’ answer to Michael Jackson. Flights of FantasyThere’s primeval magic in ordinary fashions. Mad at the WorldIt’s hard to be Mr. Nice Guy when your son has suffered brain damage, your insurance has been canceled, and your life is in an uproar. The Texas 100Who’s up, who’s down, who’s gone, and who’s new on our second annual study of state’s superrich. |
The Texas 100: Tycoons in TrainingHomegrown businesses with large-scale profits. The Texas 100: Gone But Not ForgottenFortunes come and go-and some from 1989’s Texas 100 came in under our $120 million minimum. The Texas 100: When Money Talked, We ListenedThe Texas 100 survey. The Texas 100: On DeckWhy multimillionaires like Clayton Williams didn’t make the cut-yet. The Texas 100: IndexWhere to find your local mogul. |
Columns
ArtThe Ties That BindAn exhibition by a trio of contemporary women artists looks at what matters most to them. Behind the LinesFiring Cops |
BooksRemember the Alamo?A new assault on Texas’ most cherished myth proves that the Battle of the Alamo is far from over. LifestyleCall MeMy phone habit saps my energy and drains my wallet. But wait—there’s my other line. Can you hold? ReligionDevout DiscordA bishop and a believer challenge pro-choice Catholics—and force Corpus Christi into a crisis of conscience. |
Reporter
ReporterState Wide Reporter: Knife FightIs this the knife Jim Bowie took to the Alamo? Owner Bart Moore and Spirit of the Alamo founder John Stokes believe that the bladesmith’s stamp and Bowie’s name prove it is. ReporterState Wide Reporter: Fest Goes WestWest Coast folk festivals got Kennedy’s Kerrville touch. |
ReporterState Wide Reporter: Salt-illoYou have probably seen the little green or yellow packages at convenience-store counters. |
Miscellaneous
Roar of the CrowdDesigns on TexasRecipeWhiskey-Cured SalmonDomainThe Shining; Looming Large; Building a Better Cookie; Once Upon a Wall. |
RecipeSoda BreadState SecretsIraqnophobia I |
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