Table of Contents

September 1990

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Features

Fortune’s Smile

Tevin Campbell, the thirteen-year-old soul sensation, is Texas’ answer to Michael Jackson.

Flights of Fantasy

There’s primeval magic in ordinary fashions.

Mad at the World

It’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 100

Who’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 Training

Homegrown businesses with large-scale profits.

The Texas 100: Gone But Not Forgotten

Fortunes come and go-and some from 1989’s Texas 100 came in under our $120 million minimum.

The Texas 100: When Money Talked, We Listened

The Texas 100 survey.

The Texas 100: On Deck

Why multimillionaires like Clayton Williams didn’t make the cut-yet.

The Texas 100: Index

Where to find your local mogul.

Columns

Art

The Ties That Bind

An exhibition by a trio of contemporary women artists looks at what matters most to them.

Behind the Lines

Firing Cops

Books

Remember the Alamo?

A new assault on Texas’ most cherished myth proves that the Battle of the Alamo is far from over.

Lifestyle

Call Me

My phone habit saps my energy and drains my wallet. But wait—there’s my other line. Can you hold?

Religion

Devout Discord

A bishop and a believer challenge pro-choice Catholics—and force Corpus Christi into a crisis of conscience.

Reporter

Reporter

State Wide Reporter: Knife Fight

Is 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.

Reporter

State Wide Reporter: Fest Goes West

West Coast folk festivals got Kennedy’s Kerrville touch.

Reporter

State Wide Reporter: Salt-illo

You have probably seen the little green or yellow packages at convenience-store counters.

Miscellaneous

Roar of the Crowd

Designs on Texas

Domain

The Shining; Looming Large; Building a Better Cookie; Once Upon a Wall.

State of the Art

Art Patron and Investor Stanley Marsh 3

Photography by Wyatt McSpadden

State Fare

State Fare: Whiskey-Cured Salmon

Adam’s Mark Hotel, 2900 Briarpark Drive, Houston

State Secrets

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