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Claire Poole

Features

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?

You do, right? Joe Jamail, Red McCombs, Mark Cuban, and seven other superrich Texans tell you how. February 2000

Columns | Miscellany

Merge Ahead

In the fifties and sixties James Ling built LTV into one of the country's powerhouse companies. But after three decades out of the spotlight, what's his plan today? August 2000

Racks to Riches

Can Houston's SuperStand become the Barnes & Noble of magazines: an upscale national chain of superstores catering to affluent, educated consumers? Read all about it. January 2000

An F for Effort

Why the Emma L. Harrison Charter School in Waco flunked out. December 1999

Moore of the Same

Old Texas, New Texas, boom, bust: Whatever the times, Houston strip-mall king Jerry J. Moore makes a living–and lives it up. October 1998

Tortilla Flat

A year after she was forced to file for bankruptcy, Houston’s Ninfa Laurenzo is cooking up a way to save her popular restaurant chain. December 1997

Mutual Admiration

Investors are bullish about Houston’s AIM Management Company, whose mutual funds have been on target for two decades. June 1997

Studio City

Oh, Canada: You've taken film business away from Texas. Can an Austin soundstage get it back? April 2000

Reporter

Good Book

Houston’s hot preacher writes a (good) book. February 1999

School’s In

The charter school craze hits Texas. September 1998

Texas Monthly Biz

Mixing Oil and Politics

Is Koch Industries the target of a dirty political attack—or is it just plain dirty? March 2001

McNair's Dare

Bob McNair goes deep to bring pro football back to Houston. January 2001