March 2000 Cover

Photograph by Robert Maxham.

March 2000

Table of Contents

Features

After 164 years, what more is there to say about (or see at) the old mission church in downtown San Antonio? That depends on how you look at it.

A flood, a fire, a car accident, a murder, and of course, a restaging of the battle for Texas’ independence: scenes from the making of The Alamo.

Cuff links? A commemorative plate? For Alamo hobbyists like me, rule number one is, Never surrender or retreat from the chance to snag a few iconic tchotchkes.

The richest man ever tried for murder has found the Lord, along with a new career peddling hand cream. Are you buying the latest incarnation of Cullen Davis?

City folks with money to burn are driving up the cost of living in the Davis Mountains and the state’s other pretty places. What’s a rancher to do?

At heart, Dewey Winburne was an educator, not an entrepreneur; he saw technology as a tool for doing good rather than doing well. Even so, he was able to survive in Austin’s heady new economy—until the pressure got to him.

An exclusive excerpt from Stephen Harrigan's eagerly awaited novel.

Columns

Business

How is the president and co-founder of Austin ad agency GSD&M expanding his reach into the realm of entertainment? One account at a time.

Health

When a dog chewed off a toddler's nose, cheeks, and lips, the doctors at Dallas' Children's Medical Center sprang into action.

Behind the Lines

The last word (for now) on Davy Crockett.

Politics

LBJ, George Wallace, Selma: Eavesdropping on the making of history 35 years ago this month.

Sports

What two college track coaches in Houston are teaching speedsters there—and everywhere—about going for Olympic gold.

Reporter

Book Review

books by Christopher Reich and Jay Brandon

Book Review

Music Review

by the Bad Livers, the Hollisters, and Dynamite Hack.

Music Review

Music Review

Reporter

Is the Department of Public Safety racist? Lets look under the hoods.

The Ex Files

Willie Brown

Texas Classics

Viva Max!

Face

A ballerina on her toes.

Miscellany

Low Talk

Henry Kissinger versus UT.

Texas Primer

What chewable confection did Santa Anna help invent?

Life and death at Texas A&M.

The Inside Story

Recipes

Hungry for shrimp? Use your noodle—udon, preferably—and head for Citizen in Dallas.

Biz

They do more than just build companies: Meet the power players of Texas high tech.

Three cheers for twenty Texas Web sites where the buys are.

The husband-and-wife co-founders of garden.com dish the dirt on their IPO.

How Sanderson, Hamilton, and other small communities are plugging into the high-tech boom.

High-tech philanthropy comes of age.

A company volleyball court, $1.7 billion in projected sales, and other ways Max Watson is transforming BMC Software.

Booking a hotel reservation online? Before you check in, check out what John Davis III has done to make it possible.

Texas techies are underpaid.

Reinventing Jack Kilby.

Corporate generosity.

At Austin’s High-tech Happy Hour, the schmoozing and boozing is about finding your next job. And, maybe, landing a cute millionaire.

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