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Dana Rubin

Features

Bob Crandall Flies Off the Handle

The boss of American Airlines is mad as hell at cut-rate competitors, selfish unions, and ignorant government regulators—and he’s not going to take it anymore. August 1993

The Lake No One Knows

From longtime locals to environmentalists, everyone has an opinion about the future of Caddo Lake—but the issues they’re debating are as murky as the lake itself. November 1992

The Texas 100: Money Becomes Electra

As a bitter family feud drags on, Electra Waggoner Biggs if fighting to keep her fortune—and her ranch—intact. September 1992

To Ellum and Back

The face of Dallas’ most eclectic neighborhood changes every day, but its appeal remains familiar—and it keeps getting stronger. July 1992

Holy Trinity

Three Spanish missions are El Paso’s own heaven on earth. April 1992

Alone With a Ghost

Carol Collins thought her ex-husband had been killed in Vietnam—until a mysterious photograph reopened old wounds and threw her life into turmoil. March 1992

The Real Education of Little Tree

An Alabama Klansman posing as a folksy Texas novelist almost pulled off the literary hoax of the century. February 1992

The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of Marcy Rogers

When her charitable foundation collapsed amid allegations of mismanagement, the Dallas socialite did the unthinkable: She started a new one. January 1992

The Day Leroy Died

When a small private bank was closed on August 7, depositors lost all of their money, a pillar of the community came tumbling down, and the town’s trusting way of life was shattered. October 1989