September 1990 Issue
Features
Mad at the World
It’s hard to be Mr. Nice Guy when your son has suffered brain damage, your insurance has been canceled, and your life is in an uproar.
The Texas 100: Gone But Not Forgotten
Fortunes come and go-and some from 1989’s Texas 100 came in under our $120 million minimum.

The Texas 100
Who’s up, who’s down, who’s gone, and who’s new on our second annual study of the state’s superrich.


Fortune’s Smile
Tevin Campbell, the thirteen-year-old soul sensation, is Texas’ answer to Michael Jackson.
Columns
The Ties That Bind
An exhibition by a trio of contemporary women artists looks at what matters most to them.
Remember the Alamo?
A new assault on Texas’ most cherished myth proves that the Battle of the Alamo is far from over.
Call Me
My phone habit saps my energy and drains my wallet. But wait—there’s my other line. Can you hold?
Devout Discord
A bishop and a believer challenge pro-choice Catholics—and force Corpus Christi into a crisis of conscience.
Reporter
State Wide Reporter: Knife Fight
Is this the knife Jim Bowie took to the Alamo? Owner Bart Moore and Spirit of the Alamo founder John Stokes believe that the bladesmith’s stamp and Bowie’s name prove it is.
State Wide Reporter: Fest Goes West
West Coast folk festivals got Kennedy’s Kerrville touch.
State Wide Reporter: Salt-illo
You have probably seen the little green or yellow packages at convenience-store counters.
Web
Soda Bread
4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup caraway seeds 1 egg yolk 4 tablespoons milkPreheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix together flour, sugar, salt, and soda. Cut in shortening, add buttermilk, and mix until
Miscellany
State Fare: Neil Doherty’s Whiskey-Cured Salmon
Neil Doherty, the executive chef at the Marker in Houston’s Adam’s Mark Hotel (2900 Briarpark Drive) was something of a child prodigy. By 21, he was already a head chef in his native Ireland, where he learned the value of cooking with local ingredients such as seaweed and nettles. He