September 1991

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Features

Who Says One Man Can’t Change The World?

And now, speaking for the poor and downtrodden, Ernie Cortes.

Dances With Weaves

Clothes to wear when you know the lay of the land.

The Texas 100

A fresh look at the state’s rich reveals that their fortunes continue to climb.

The Texas 100: Index

Ross Perot is still number one, but here’s where to find the other 99.

Columns

Behind the Lines

Free to Kill

Business

Red Tape

To drill for oil in Siberia, you have to overcome three things: the cold, the loneliness, and the Soviet bureaucrats.

Food

Fire Power

The habanero chile stokes the burning desire of pepper lovers everywhere.

Art

Blues in the Night

Adán Hernandez’s art career was going nowhere. Then Hollywood arrived to make him a star.

Sports

New Ball Game

Introducing the Wild West Conference, the ideal league for Longhorn and Aggie football.

Reporter

Reporter

Stellar Static

Is the universe too small for two Texas radio star shows?

Reporter

Howling Success

A racetrack that need not take a bite out of your pocketbook.

Reporter

Jail for Sale

Own a piece of history and get in on the ground floor of the booming penal-corrections-facilities industry.

Miscellaneous

Roar of the Crowd

The Reel Thing

State Wide Business

Plugged In

At Conn Appliances, employees—and customers—are members of the family.

State Wide Business

Sales Pitcher

Whenever sports–souvenir companies look at Rangers ace Nolan Ryan, they see dollar signs.

State of the Art

Bunker Hunt, 1980

Photograph by Harry Benson

State Fare

Jeffrey’s, 1204 West Lynn, Austin

State Secrets

Smog Suit

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