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
The Texas TwentyThey saved lives and enlightened us, gave us pleasure and gave of themselves. Meet the most impressive, intriguing, and influential Texans of 2000. Television Angie HarmonNot just a pretty face. Comeback Thomas "Hollywood" HendersonThe big payoff. Medicine Wayne IsomHe's all hearts. Education Rod PaigePassing the test. Politics Karl RoveGetting W. to D.C. Music Elida ReynaTops in tejano. Food Phil RomanoRestaurant raja. Law Bill JohnstonWaco white hat. Sports Mia HammGoal-oriented. Theater Roger HorchowA Tony guy. |
Face Shannon ElizabethAmerican cutie-pie. Literature John Phillip SantosGetting personal. Art Joseph HavelBreaking the mold. Scholarship Jacques BarzunMan of the centuries. Religion W.C. and Donna MartinFamily values. Film Bonnie CurtisProducing results. Environment Steve ManningFor the birds. Business Sanjiv SidhuShy-tech. Science George F. BassDive, he said. Dance Deborah YatesIt's all in the gams. |
Columns
First PersonOne Man's FamiliaMy 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. SportsSwamp ThingIt's no croc: September is alligator season in Texas, and hunters are taking to the marshes hook, line, and rifle. TravelGoing UndergroundNorthern Mexico's Gruta del Palmito provides a caving experience that won't leave you in the dark. |
ProfileChange of RoutineSixteen years after her Olympic triumph, Mary Lou Retton talks about her family, her career, and what she really thought of Bela Karolyi. |
Reporter
Music ReviewThe Harsh Light of DayMusic ReviewThe Live Mantuak SessionsMusic ReviewEarned DreamsMusic ReviewZoológico TropicalMusic ReviewConsent to Treatment |
Music ReviewDead by DinnerBook ReviewThe Devils TigerBook ReviewPurple Cane RoadBook ReviewHouse of Corrections |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdA vote against Texas Democrats. |
Recipes
State FareStick to the ribs at Austin's La Traviata. |
Biz
Can ZixIt Fix It?A blockbuster start-up tries to end e-mail insecurity. BMC SoftwareThe Texas stock to avoid right now. Pity the Poor ComputerLiving in a post-PC world. |
Sweet CharityThe biggest university endowments—who gives, how much, and why. |




