September 1991 Cover

ON THE COVER: Illustration by Steve Carve

September 1991

Table of Contents

Features

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

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

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

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

Columns

Behind the Lines

Business

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

Food

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

Art

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

Sports

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

Reporter

Reporter

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

Reporter

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

Reporter

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

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

State Wide Business

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

State Wide Business

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

State of the Art

Photograph by Harry Benson

State Secrets

Recipes

Jeffrey’s, 1204 West Lynn, Austin

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