
October 2013 Issue

Features


Failure Is Not an Option
Last year, UT forced prominent track-and-field coach Bev Kearney to resign because of her affair with a student. Now she’s fighting back, with a lawsuit that opens a window onto the world of high-stakes collegiate athletics—a window that many people would just as soon keep closed.

The Coup Against Dew
Most people seem to agree that Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst is a decent, reasonable fellow with good intentions. So why is he having to fight for his job?

Money Makes the World Go Round
And as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher helps make the money go round. Meet the Fed’s most unlikely central banker.
Columns

What Gives?
Texas is one of the country’s most philanthropic states. Is that because we’re also one of the most fiscally conservative?
Follow the Money
Money and politics. There’s a reason this issue features a report on wealth in Texas alongside a pair of stories that look ahead to the 2014 elections. Despite the occasional quixotic effort to remove the former from the latter, the two are deeply intertwined. Only in very rare instances does


Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the September issue.
Reporter

“It’s Not a School Problem”
Diane Ravitch’s scorched-earth critique of high-stakes testing and education reform.

The Big Sleep
How I ended up spending my panel appearance at the Texas Book Festival lying on a bench and drooling on the floor.

The Great Right Hope
Whether she loses small or loses big, Wendy Davis could save the Texas GOP.


5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in October
1. Craig’s ListingIt doesn’t take anything away from Craig Watkins’s accomplishments as district attorney of Dallas County—since he won election in 2006, his office has exonerated 33 prisoners, some of whom had been incarcerated for decades—to say that he has been very lucky. A Democrat, he was swept into office

America’s Next Top Mogul
Rick Santorum wants to turn a Dallas suburb into the Christian Hollywood. Action!

It’s Not About the Mike
Houston rapper Riff Raff’s debut album is just the first step on his journey to world domination. No, really.

The Nine-Banded Armadillo
Yes, Guillermo has heard all your roadkill jokes. And even if he could laugh, he wouldn’t.
Touts

He Works Hard for the Uni
At Houston’s MF Sushi, Chris Kinjo strives for perfection—as a raconteur and chef.

The Texas Canon
Turns out the charming town of Gonzales is just as spirited as when it launched the Texas Revolution.

Corny Dog
If you don’t make it to the state fair, you can batter and fry your own wieners at home.
