September 2000 Cover

Photograph by Danny Turner. Hair by Al Tidwell/Kim Dawson Agency, makeup by Ashley Robinson/Kim Dawson Agency, styled by Chad Curry/Independent Artist, leather top by Richard Tyler/Neiman Marcus Downtown, shoes by Kenneth Cole, hat courtesy of Jan Thomas, jewelry by Matthew Trent.

September 2000

Table of Contents

Features

They saved lives and enlightened us, gave us pleasure and gave of themselves. Meet the most impressive, intriguing, and influential Texans of 2000.

Getting W. to D.C.

Goal-oriented.

American cutie-pie.

Breaking the mold.

Producing results.

Columns

First Person

My grandfather came to America penniless and undereducated, and he worked hard to give his family the things he went without. His greatest legacy is that he did just that.

Sports

It's no croc: September is alligator season in Texas, and hunters are taking to the marshes hook, line, and rifle.

Travel

Northern Mexico's Gruta del Palmito provides a caving experience that won't leave you in the dark.

Behind the Lines

How Galveston weathered a once-in-a-century storm.

Profile

Sixteen years after her Olympic triumph, Mary Lou Retton talks about her family, her career, and what she really thought of Bela Karolyi.

Reporter

Music Review

Music Review

Music Review

Music Review

Music Review

Music Review

Book Review

Book Review

Book Review

Miscellany

Texas Primer

Which professional sport did Charley Pride play?

Reporter

Can SMU football come back from the dead by building a $56 million stadium?

A vote against Texas Democrats.

Texas Classics

Blood Meridian.

State Secrets

The politics of the Medicaid "shortfall."

Face

San Antonio brothers pen a sitcom that's all in the family.

The Ex Files

The story about Aaron Latham.

Recipes

Stick to the ribs at Austin's La Traviata.

Biz

A blockbuster start-up tries to end e-mail insecurity.

The Texas stock to avoid right now.

Living in a post-PC world.

The biggest university endowments—who gives, how much, and why.

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