ON THE COVER: Illustration by Steve Carve
September 1991
Table of Contents
Features
Who Says One Man Can’t Change The World?And now, speaking for the poor and downtrodden, Ernie Cortes. Dances With WeavesClothes to wear when you know the lay of the land. |
The Texas 100A fresh look at the state’s rich reveals that their fortunes continue to climb. The Texas 100: IndexRoss Perot is still number one, but here’s where to find the other 99. |
Columns
Behind the LinesFree to KillBusinessRed TapeTo drill for oil in Siberia, you have to overcome three things: the cold, the loneliness, and the Soviet bureaucrats. |
ArtBlues in the NightAdán Hernandez’s art career was going nowhere. Then Hollywood arrived to make him a star. SportsNew Ball GameIntroducing the Wild West Conference, the ideal league for Longhorn and Aggie football. |
Reporter
ReporterStellar StaticIs the universe too small for two Texas radio star shows? ReporterHowling SuccessA racetrack that need not take a bite out of your pocketbook. |
ReporterJail for SaleOwn a piece of history and get in on the ground floor of the booming penal-corrections-facilities industry. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdThe Reel ThingState Wide BusinessPlugged InAt Conn Appliances, employees—and customers—are members of the family. State Wide BusinessSales PitcherWhenever sports–souvenir companies look at Rangers ace Nolan Ryan, they see dollar signs. |
State of the ArtBunker Hunt, 1980Photograph by Harry Benson State SecretsSmog Suit |
Recipes
State FareJeffrey’s, 1204 West Lynn, Austin |




