True Crime
May 31, 2001
The Killing of Alydar
In 1990 the legendary Thoroughbred was put to sleep after his leg was broken—an accident, it seemed, until a tenacious prosecutor linked his death to a Houston bank scandal.
Banking
Business
September 30, 1989
The Day Leroy Died
When a small private bank was closed on August 7, depositors lost all of their money, a pillar of the community came tumbling down, and the town’s trusting way of life was shattered.
Business
June 1, 1989
Rock Bottom
A series of terrible decisions and bad breaks ruined Gibraltar Savings. Is rescuing it another mistake?
Business
June 1, 1987
The Party’s Over
In the early eighties, some Dallas savings and loans reaped profits in real estate investments while land was flipped, appraisals were inflated, and property was developed. Now the land deals have flopped, property values are deflated, and there are empty buildings all over town. And some S&Ls are broke
Business
October 1, 1983
Taking Over
It’s a bank-eat-bank world out there.
Business
April 30, 1974
How First National Passed Republic
The biggest Texas banks are up to their same old game—getting bigger.