The big payoff.

He's all hearts.

Passing the test.

Getting W. to D.C.

Tops in tejano.

Restaurant raja.

Waco white hat.

Goal-oriented.

A Tony guy.

American cutie-pie.

Getting personal.

Breaking the mold.

Man of the centuries.

Family values.

Producing results.

For the birds.

Shy-tech.

Dive, he said.

It's all in the gams.

They saved lives and enlightened us, gave us pleasure
and gave of themselves. Meet the most impressive,
intriguing, and influential Texans of 2000.

Not just a pretty face.

How Galveston weathered a once-in-a-century storm.

Northern Mexico's Gruta del Palmito provides a caving
experience that won't leave you in the dark.

My 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.

It's no croc: September is alligator season in Texas,
and hunters are taking to the marshes hook, line, and
rifle.

Sixteen years after her Olympic triumph, Mary Lou
Retton talks about her family, her career, and what
she really thought of Bela Karolyi.

Vikki Carr revs up audiences in Fort Worth. Plus:
Salvaging theater in Austin; heeding a storm warning
in Galveston; viewing a Cy for sore eyes in Houston;
and paging literature lovers in Houston.

Stick to the ribs at Austin's La Traviata.

Which professional sport did Charley Pride play?

Can SMU football come back from the dead by
building a $56 million stadium?

A vote against Texas Democrats.

Blood Meridian.

The politics of the Medicaid "shortfall."

San Antonio brothers pen a sitcom that's all in the
family.

The story about Aaron Latham.