Business
April 30, 1977
Catchy Coup
How to squeeze a multimillion-dollar business out of a ten-second radio jingle.
Business
Reporting and commentary on Texas businesses and the trends and innovation happening in our state
Business
April 30, 1977
The Wizard of Oz (Ret.)
Question: What goes on behind the closed doors of the stateÌs most elegant restaurant these days? Answer: Nothing.
Business
April 1, 1977
Allah In the Family
In the middle of the booming Houston economy are some new movers and shakers.
Feature
March 1, 1977
Oops!
Everybody makes mistakes, but mistakes in the medical profession leave scars on everybody.
Records
February 1, 1977
The Last Record Store
There’s a heaven for record collectors and it’s in the middle of West Texas.
Feature
January 1, 1977
Howard Hughes Lives!
In pursuit of the elusive billionaire’s final mystery: who’ll get his money?…
Business
November 1, 1976
Why Texans Make Lousy Gamblers
This information may come as news to you, but casino owners have been banking on it for years.
Business
November 1, 1976
Weirdo Paper Plagues S.A.
In San Antonio, some people feel that no News is good news.
Business
November 1, 1976
Upwardly Mogul
The tale of the man who made Dallas a film industry capital is no shaggy-dog story.
Business
July 31, 1976
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
Did you know there’s more difference between Fudgsicles and Popsicles than the taste? The taxman does.
Business
July 31, 1976
Let’s Make a Deal
When Dad Joiner signed away all his oil leases to H.L. Hunt, all the cards weren’t on the table. Some were still underground.
News & Politics
April 1, 1976
The Most Powerful Texans
You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.
Business
December 1, 1975
The Great Airline War
Will Texas International Airlines's “whiz kids” fizzle?! Will sexy Southwest conquer all?! Will Braniff lose its routes?!…
Business
March 31, 1975
Laredo: Fuel’s Paradise
Everybody in Laredo is being excessively kind to Tony Sanchez, Sr., these days, quite a change from several years ago when Sanchez took in ten to twelve thousand a year selling office supply furniture and trading oil and gas leases on the side to help make ends meet. Kindest of…
The Culture
January 1, 1975
Divide and Conquer
Five states are better than one, when they’re all named Texas.
Cityview
September 30, 1974
Visit Beautiful Austin (Quick)
Austin is trading old houses for new offices. The City Council calls it progress.
Business
June 30, 1974
Marginal Utilities
Utilities companies’ long range plans didn’t include a fuel shortage. Now they have shortages of a different kind to worry about.
Business
April 30, 1974
The Avalon Drug Store
On a Saturday morning in January, 1971, three days before the inauguration of Governor Preston Smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, the then-Assistant US Attorney Theo Pinson strolled into Houston’s Avalon Drug Store after a toot on the town, a bit disheveled but still resplendent in his midnight blue tuxedo,…
Business
April 30, 1974
How First National Passed Republic
The biggest Texas banks are up to their same old game—getting bigger.
News & Politics
March 31, 1974
Ambush on Wall Street
Did the clean-cut knight get trapped by the Wall Street dragon? And did he, after all, have himself to blame?…
Business
January 31, 1974
Sold American!
Selling a herd of prime cattle can be tricky business. And it takes professionals to do it right.
Business
November 1, 1973
Empires of Paper
A law firm of almost 200 attorneys becomes an institution with massive power and life of its own. Three such firms are in Texas, including two of the four largest in the U.S. We open them, for the first time, to the public.
Business
March 1, 1973
Should You Buy This Land?
We take a look inside and outside a major investment land company.