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.
Art
September 30, 1993
Hoof in Mouth
The biggest brouhaha in Dallas isn’t about taxes, potholes, or garbage collection. It’s about seventy bronze steers.
Reporter
August 31, 1993
Feats of Laredo
Trade with Mexico has made this onetime border pit stop Texas’ fastest-growing city.
Business
July 31, 1993
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.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1993
Mayan Holiday
In Chiapas—Mexico’s wildest state—you can find cowboys, Indians, and ancient cities in the mist.
Lifestyle
April 1, 1993
Power Flower
Mother Nature made it impossible to grow azaleas in Dallas’ alkaline soil—unless you mulch with money.
The Issues
February 1, 1993
Focus: Roe Redux
A look back at Roe v. Wade on its twentieth anniversary—and at the key players in Texas who made it happen.
Society
December 1, 1992
Lady or Tiger?
Flamboyant philanthropist Wendy Reves showered her hometown with money for a makeover—but she wanted to run the show.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1992
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.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 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.
Law
April 30, 1992
Courting Costs
When millionaire tennis star Martina Navratilova and her lover went to court, it was the lawyers who won.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1992
Holy Trinity
Three Spanish missions are El Paso’s own heaven on earth.
News & Politics
March 1, 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.
Books
February 1, 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.
Business
January 1, 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.
News & Politics
December 1, 1991
Paper Trail
Why isn’t the Texas state archives trying harder to recover rare historical papers?
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1991
Going by the Book
Under Jim Hightower, the agriculture department was liberal and loose. Under Rick Perry, it will be corporate and crisp.
Business
January 1, 1991
God’s Jeweler
Piety or passion: The trials of James Avery, craftsman.
Energy
October 1, 1990
Power Switch
Are customers of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant better off with safety advocate Juanita Ellis on the inside or the outside?
The Culture
June 30, 1990
Little House on the Plaza
John Neely Bryan’s cabin may be a fake, but as Dallas’ only claim to the past, it’s a beloved fake.
Business
September 30, 1989
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.