George W. Bush

January 1, 2001

Now What?

And the campaign goes on—into the legislative session.

November 1, 2000

Empathy Note

George W.'s endgame.

June 30, 2000

The first test was whether primary voters thought he had what it takes to be president. It was touch and go for a while, but he passed. Now George W. Bush has to get the rest of the country on his side. An inside look at his plan for doing

June 30, 2000

How W. Can Lose

What are George Bush’s weaknesses as he heads into the fall campaign? We asked six Texas Democrats— a former governor, a former lieutenant governor, two wannabes, and two wiseacre pundits—to make the case against him. They pulled no punches.

Around the State|

February 1, 2000

W is for “Whew”!

The former stripper, the tabloid, and George W. Bush.

February 1, 2000

Y2Kay

Is Kay Bailey Hutchison plotting a run for Governor? And other questions about Texas politics in the new millennium.

January 1, 2000

The Race Is On

The changing of the calendars marks the start of the presidential campaign (this time we really mean it), and George W. Bush is still the favorite to win.

December 1, 1999

Bio Hazard

The read on James H. Hatfield, a Bush biographer with a past of his own.

By Pamela Colloff

September 30, 1999

Obstacle Course

Drugs. Cussing. Funeral home regulation. George W. Bush is on the ropes—or is he?

July 31, 1999

Meet the Pres?

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEXAS MONTHLY for your comprehensive look at the life and times of Governor Bush [“Who Is George W. Bush?” June 1999]. I don’t want to diminish an otherwise outstanding effort, but despite your careful fact checking, the articles included a couple of misrepresentations I feel obligated to

By Texas Monthly

July 31, 1999

His Fantastic Four

Meet the superheroes of George W. Bush’s campaign for the presidency: a quartet of brainy advisers who are helping him to refine and sell his ideas on the economy, foreign policy, and the like.

By Patricia Kilday Hart

July 31, 1999

The Dominator

Remembering the real Bob Bullock.

June 30, 1999

Buy George?

The book (make that books) on George W. Bush.

June 30, 1999

1999: The Best and the Worst Legislators

Naughty Nixon and wonderful Wolens, soapy Shapiro and revered Ratliff, and of course, a certain governor who’s ready for his close-up: Our say-so on the session’s standouts—good, bad, and in-between.

By Paul Burka and Patricia Hart

May 31, 1999

A Census of Power

Twenty and a half million. That’s Texas’ projected population in 2000—an increase of more than 20 percent since 1990—and Republicans are salivating at the prospect of gaining seats in the mandatory 2001 redrawing of legislative and congressional districts. Any area that did not keep up with the state’s growth rate

May 31, 1999

His First Steps

An exclusive portrait of the nascent Bush campaign.

By Texas Monthly

May 31, 1999

The W. Nobody Knows

He’s irreverent and unself-conscious, and that’s not all.

May 31, 1999

Team Player

Why he was a hit running the Texas Rangers.

By Joe Nick Patoski

May 31, 1999

George, Washington

His days as a “loyalty thermometer” in the nation’s capital.

May 31, 1999

Not So Great in ‘78

How his one and only loss shaped his view of politics.

By Patricia Hart

May 31, 1999

Younger. Wilder?

Those rumors you’ve heard about him are true. Sort of.

By Skip Hollandsworth

May 31, 1999

Go East, Young Man

What he learned about himself at Andover and Yale.

By Helen Thorpe

May 31, 1999

The Son Rises

Coming of age in Odessa and Midland.

By Pamela Colloff

April 30, 1999

The Obsession Thing

When someone says she loves George Bush these days, she’s almost certainly talking about the man William Bennett recently christened “W.” But at least one novelist prefers the ex-president to the presidential hopeful. Next January Simon and Schuster will publish Lydia Millet’s George Bush, Dark Prince of Love, which she

April 30, 1999

Not So Rosy

Why Bush’s tax cuts are in trouble.President-anoint George W. Bush has adopted a Rose Garden strategy as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination that justifies ducking GOP rivals and the media by saying he has to concentrate on doing his job as governor. But this game plan works only

Books|

April 30, 1999

David Hale Smith

David Hale Smith rejects more than three hundred manuscripts each month, but when he accepts one, publishers take note. Since 1994, when he left the tutelage of Dallas superagent Jan Miller and founded his own agency, DHS Literary, the thirty-year-old has established himself as one of the industry’s young lions,

By Katy Vine

March 1, 1999

Grading George W.

Is George W. Bush’s nascent presidential campaign making the grade?

February 1, 1999

No New Tax Cuts

The first obstacle in George W. Bush’s drive for president is a Republican woman—not potential GOP rival Elizabeth Dole, but a member of his own Texas team, state comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander. Some Bush insiders were peeved aplenty when Rylander slashed $700 million from prevailing estimates of how much money

January 1, 1999

scalpers.gov

Internet profiteers target George W. Bush.

January 1, 1999

The Six-Billion-Dollar Men

How to spend a huge budget surplus will be the defining issue of the coming legislative session. It will also determine the political futures of George W. Bush, Rick Perry, and Pete Laney.

December 1, 1998

Surprised Parties

Here’s what Republicans and Democrats were talking about after the November 3 election.George W. Bush’s coattails. They were frayed at best, even though the GOP swept every statewide race. The governor got 68 percent of the vote, but the victorious Republican candidates for lieutenant governor and comptroller, Rick Perry and

Feature|

December 1, 1998

The Disloyal Opposition

How five right-wing members of the State Board of Education are making life miserable for their fellow Republicans—especially George W. Bush.

September 30, 1998

Brother, Can You Spare Some Dimes?

George W. isn’t the only Bush benefiting from the largesse of well-heeled Texans. His brother Jeb Bush, the GOP candidate for governor in Florida, has thus far received more than $382,000 in contributions of $500 or less from Texans. Among the notable donors: financier Perry Bass, oilmen W. A. “Tex”

August 31, 1998

Split Vote

For and against George W. Bush; Wichita Falls bites back.

By Texas Monthly

August 31, 1998

The Bucks Stop Here

Who gave—and to whom—in this year’s big statewide races.

Behind the Lines|

August 31, 1998

Scorched Earth

This summer’s hot topic? Weather.

By Gregory Curtis

July 31, 1998

The Junior League

The media muff George W. Bush’s name.

July 31, 1998

Less Is Mauro

Barring a miracle, Garry Mauro will lose to George W. Bush in this November’s gubernatorial election. So why is he acting like a winner?

By Helen Thorpe

June 30, 1998

President Bush?

He’s the front-runner even before he has officially entered the race, but sky-high expectations are the least of the obstacles George W. Bush faces in his quest for the White House.

April 1, 1998

Primary Cullers

Winners in the March 10 primaries:George W. Bush His archnemesis, former Republican state chairman Tom Pauken, failed to make the runoff for attorney general, while his point man for his strategy to win Hispanic votes, former Secretary of State Tony Garza, won the GOP nomination for railroad commissioner.Big Money The

March 1, 1998

Learning His Lesson

George W. Bush’s plan to teach every child how to read by the third grade is unquestionably the right thing to do. So how come he’s gotten such mixed reviews? (“We’ve had a hard time,” admits a Bush staffer.) The answer, like much of politics these days, is in the

March 1, 1998

Primary Color

Handicapping the Republican primary: Will far-right might carry the day?

January 1, 1998

President and Accounted For

BUSH VERSUS GORE: Is it the battle for president in 2000? No, it was the Houston mayoral runoff in December. When Vice President Al Gore, with his eye on the Democratic nomination two years hence, came to a fundraiser for eventual winner Lee Brown, Bill Clinton’s first drug czar, the

November 1, 1997

Taking a Chance

The Texas Legislature may have killed the goose that laid the golden egg—and Governor George W. Bush’s goose could be cooked—if dire forecasts about state lottery revenue prove to be correct. To balance the state budget this past spring, lawmakers cut the winners’ share of lottery revenue from 55.5 percent

July 31, 1997

Filling the Shoes

Where are Texas politics headed? To 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

June 30, 1997

Israel Hernandez

Officially, Israel Hernandez is an aide to George W. Bush, but the 26-year-old is used to hearing all sorts of less-than-glamorous descriptions of his job, such as professional schlepper and purse carrier. But while it’s true he totes around the black canvas bag containing the governor’s stuff—personal numbers, signature cards,

By Erin Gromen

May 31, 1997

Lights! Camera! No Action!

GEORGE W. BUSH may have the most power in the Capitol, but when it comes to power over the Capitol, he’s just number two. In one of the strangest rivalries of a contentious legislative session, the Texas Film Commission, an arm of the governor’s office, squared off against the State

March 1, 1997

In Play

A pregame analysis of the sports-stadium showdown.

March 1, 1997

Scattered Applause

Everyone at the Capitol that morning in late January knew George W. Bush was at a high plateau, and they were there expecting to witness history being made. Popular and successful after two years as governor, openly discussed already as a potential candidate for national office, he was, on this

By Gregory Curtis

January 1, 1997

The Honeymoon Is Over

In the last legislative session, George W. Bush’s moderate program won over Bob Bullock, Pete Laney, and other top Democrats. But this time, Bush’s agenda is more partisan, and Republicans are measuring his presidential potential—so Texas politics is going to get ugly.