These veterans of endless smoke-filled rooms and committee sessions do more to shape state government than most elected officials. They're not all bad, but they're not all good, either.

Take 3 million acres, add politicians, lumber
companies and Time, Inc., and what have you got? A
very small park, or no park at all.

The head of the Texas Film Commission hustles Hollywood movie-makers into putting more of Texas in the can.

A good woman finally marries the wild frontier man and saves him from himself. Manifestly destiny.

Take 3 million acres, add politicians, lumber

companies and Time, Inc., and what have you got? A

very small park, or no park at all.

Competition was fierce and the winners in both categories are outstanding.

At last, two superb Chinese restaraunts in Texas.

How to invest when the market gets wild.

Another Texan stuns the New York art and theater world.

Ryan O'Neal, Adolph Hitler and Tom Sawyer have a lot

in common. Trust us, you'll see.

Turn off the T.V. and read a spell. These books are

fun.