We could show you pie charts or a thirty-minute infomercial, but take our word for it: Ross Perot is still the richest Texan.
September 1993

Features
As Corpus Christi oil magnate Robert Rowling has discovered, rebuilding his city is good for civic pride and better for business.
When it comes to giving his millions to charity, BMC Software founder John Jay Moores is an old softie.
For country club developer Robert Dedman, success is won by squeezing every minute out of every hour of every day.
Forget what you’ve heard about wacky Waco. In the fifties, as Windy Drum’s photographs demonstrate, the city was bustling, optimistic, and all-American.
After ten low-key years, country singer turned mystery novelist Kinky Friedman is once again poised to hit the big time.
Police officers Randy Harris and Swany Davenport were called heroes for busting Dallas drug dealers. But when they broke the laws they had pledged to uphold, the dealers cried foul—and the heroes got busted.
Comfort, style, and identity are a few of the reasons why Texans will be forever in blue jeans.
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1/4 cup julienne red bell pepper 1/2 cup quartered roma tomatoes 1/3 cup each broccoli florets, 2-inch asparagus and green bean pieces, and julienne zucchini 1/3 cup fresh-cut corn 1/3 cup julienne carrots 1/3 cup quartered marinated artichoke hearts 1/3 cup quartered mushrooms…
Shrimp and Scallop Skewers 16 jumbo shrimp 16 large sea scallops 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Devein and butterfly shrimp, leaving head and tail on. Wrap each shrimp around a scallop, 4 pairs to a skewer. Coat with oil, season, and…
Columns
The Mound Builders’ ancient works survived wind, rain, and looters. Now they face a worse peril: state bureaucrats.
Legendary humorist Will Rogers was from Oklahoma, but he never met a Texas he didn’t like.
In his new release, Jimmie Dale Gilmore sings country music the way it’s supposed to be sung—pure and easy.
A year after a grand mal seizure left me convulsing on the floor, I’m still finding my way back into everyday life.
Miscellany
Think casual entertaining, and you think “grill.” This dish, from the New Southwestern bistro Third Coast Rotisserie and Grill in Houston, propels tradition up a notch. The shrimp and scallop skewers, a creation of executive chef Gary Tottis, take one of Texas’ great natural resources— seafood—and give it a distinctive…
Reporter
American CEO Crandall and plaintiff’s lawyer Jamail waged the latest airline war in court.
Trade with Mexico has made this onetime border pit stop Texas’ fastest-growing city.