Feature
January 1, 1988
Break the Bank!
Don Dixon ran Vernon Savings the way Romans ran orgies, equating excess with success, until his empire collapsed.
Feature
May 31, 1987
The Party’s Over
In the early eighties, some Dallas savings and loans reaped profits in real estate investments while land was flipped, appraisals were inflated, and property was developed. Now the land deals have flopped, property values are deflated, and there are empty buildings all over town. And some S&Ls are broke.
Feature
September 30, 1985
The Dream Lives On
Four of the many small high-tech companies betting that they have the excitement, momentum, market, and business savvy to succeed where others have failed.
Business
August 31, 1983
The Big Con
From his early days in Big Spring, Eugene Anderson wasn’t what he seemed; neither was the mysterious element he later claimed turned water into fuel.
Feature
June 30, 1982
The Man Who Killed Braniff
Harding Lawrence was obsessed with making Braniff great. Maybe too obsessed.