The Ten Wealthiest Zip Codes in Texas Are Pretty Much Where You’d Expect
Houston, Houston, Houston, Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, with a little bit of Austin, and San Antonio thrown in.
Wealthy People
Business
January 20, 2013
The Texas 100: Introduction
The one hundred richest people in Texas.
Business
January 20, 2013
The Texas 100: The Son Also Rises
The moral of Tex Moncrief’s story: Father knew best.
Business
January 20, 2013
The Texas 100: Revenge of the Nerd
He made his first million before many kids finish college. Less than a decade later, Michael Dell continues to confound conventional wisdom.
Business
January 20, 2013
The Texas 100: Money Becomes Electra
As a bitter family feud drags on, Electra Waggoner Biggs if fighting to keep her fortune—and her ranch—intact.
Business
January 20, 2013
The Texas 100: Survey Results
Ross Perot (who else?) tops our annual survey of the wealthiest Texans.
True Crime
February 1, 2002
Durst Case Scenarios
Last September a human torso was found floating in Galveston Bay—a gruesome discovery that opened a window into the bizarre life of the accused murderer, New York multimillionaire Robert Durst.
Business
February 1, 2000
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?
You do, right? Joe Jamail, Red McCombs, Mark Cuban, and seven other superrich Texans tell you how.
Feature
December 1, 1997
Thanks a Million
From the Altshulers to the Zales, the state’s top philanthropists support a range of causes but have at least one thing in common: their selflessness.
Texas History
March 1, 1996
Big Feud at Cadillac Ranch
Since the day Stanley Marsh 3 finally went too far and locked up George Whittenburg’s son in a chicken coop, all of Amarillo has been abuzz about the bizarre battle between these intractable foes.
News & Politics
February 1, 1996
Unreal Estate
Celebrity land deals—not.
Business
February 1, 1996
Mondo Bondo
Texas’ multimillionaire of the moment.
Business
September 1, 1995
Texas Twenty: Princess
The celebrity realtor as realtor celebrity.
Reporter
May 31, 1995
Sister Acts
The daughters of San Antonio’s most conspicuous family star in their own how-to videos.
Art
April 1, 1995
A Fan’s Notes
For sixty years, Austinite Raymond Daum befriended Hollywood’s biggest stars. Now he’s selling off his memories.
News & Politics
September 30, 1994
How to Marry A Millionaire
Anna Nicole Smith got her man: the full story on the big gal’s marriage to octogenarian oilman J. Howard Marshall.
News & Politics
April 1, 1992
The Blood of the Farentholds
Sissy Farenthold’s family has long battled with its capacity for self-destruction. With the disappearance of her youngest son, the battle is once again joined.
True Crime
April 1, 1992
Other People’s Money
A man with big ambitions, Paul Rush bought his way into San Antonio society. Too bad the money he spent wasn’t his.
Energy
April 1, 1991
Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog
“Guys like me like Iraq,” says Houston oilman Oscar Wyatt. “That’s the way the real world works, baby.”
News & Politics
February 1, 1991
“I’m Not a Bad Girl. I Just Do Bad Things”
Kristin Bauman, the 21-year-old with a $1.2 million trust fund, learned early on that notoriety is far more seductive than propriety.
Style & Design
May 1, 1978
Expensive People
At the top, a good family helps, clothes help, manners help, the right friends help, but nothing helps like money.
Business
February 28, 1975
H. L. Hunt’s Long Goodbye
The strange legacy of the world’s richest man.