Herb's Flight Plan

For 28 years Herb Kelleher has run Southwest Airlines as a low-cost, short-haul carrier that's fun to fly on and even more fun to work for. But there could be changes on the horizon.
BY KATHRYN JONES

The Canadian at American

How Don Carty is piloting American Airlines.
BY TED OEHMKE

Inside Aggie Inc.

Which sports lose money, the economics of luxury suites, and other secrets of Texas A&M University's athletic program.
BY PAUL BURKA

Generation Tech

They're intelligent, business-savvy, techno-friendly, and young—in some cases, very young. Meet thirty Texas multimedia whizzes under thirty and four who just missed the cut.
BY PATRICIA BUSA AND KATY VINE

Rockonomics 101

Purely in terms of record sales, the Austin band Fastball hit a home run in 1998. But does that mean its members are going to get rich? Not necessarily.
BY ANDY LANGER

high-techbiz
.COMBAT
The war between Compaq and Dell is now being fought online. Want to see the battle plans?
BY GARY CHAPMAN

politicsbiz
ELEMENTARY, WATSON
After only two years on the job, he's gotten Austin's environmentalists and developers to work together. That's why Kirk Watson is our first annual Best Mayor for Business.
BY ROBERT BARNSTONE

sciencebiz
BLOOD AND MONEY
On the strength of a simple if indelicate question—"Who's the Father?" —Houston's Caroline Caskey has made a big splash in biotech.
BY PAMELA COLLOFF

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to Texas Monthly Biz.

BIZNESS
A Crystal Boot for Pennzoil­ Quaker State's CEO; desperately seeking Sakowitz; three hot e-commerce stocks; Exxon's generosity.

HOW I MADE IT
What drives Red McCombs.