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There's a photograph Ted Bauer likes to show people who ask about the humble beginnings of his investment company, AIM Management Group. It's a blurry snapshot of him and co-founder […]

Until the early nineties, Houston's Jerry J. Moore Was the shopping center king of Texas. He'd like to be again, and he has a plan. WHEN YOU WALK INTO A […]

Was Koch Industries' 97-count indictment a payback for supporting George W. Bush? ON NOVEMBER 16, AFTER TWO OIL REFINERIES in Corpus Christi owned by Koch Industries received a commendation from […]

The billionaire who is bringing NFL football back to Houston likes horses, charity, and taking chances. BOB MCNAIR LOOKS SERENELY HAPPY. No, that doesn't quite describe him. He looks transcendently […]

Thirty years after he was ousted from Dallas-based LTV, James Ling is still searching for the next big thing. Should we be bullish on his latest deal? THE BUILDING ONCE […]

Can plans for an Austin soundstage put Texas' film industry back in the spotlight? A THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT TO ROLL into Austin, and Rebecca Campbell, the executive director of the […]

What the CEO of BMC software can teach other high-tech executives about growth, acquisitions, and the morale-boosting pleasures of cowskin-lined elevators. MAX WATSON IS HAVING ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS. THE […]

The co-inventor of the silicon microchip is still thinking big. AROUND THE DALLAS CAMPUS OF TEXAS Instruments, Jack Kilby is known as the humble giant, a nod to his modesty […]

YOU DO? IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER? THEN READ THESE WORDS OF WISDOM FROM TEN OF THE WEALTHIEST TEXANS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE REGIS PHILBIN to know that everyone […]

Can Houston-based SuperStand do for magazines what Barnes & Noble did for books? WHEN SOME PEOPLE THINK of a newsstand, they envision a dimly lit store in a low-rent shopping […]

The Harrison Charter School in Waco was underfunded, understaffed, and mismanaged. What's the result? Class dismissed. IF THE EMMA L. HARRISON CHARTER SCHOOL in Waco were given a grade for […]

At 77, he's still wheeling and dealing. You can bank on it. In his heyday Walter Mischer was called the Kingmaker. The Houston real estate developer and banker helped fund […]

Ten years after he ran for governor, oil's well. So's gas. WHEN CLAYTON WILLIAMS RAN FOR GOVERNOR in 1990, he made an offhand remark so famous it should appear on […]

Taking his message to the masses, Kirbyjon Caldwell works another miracle. The reverend Kirbyjon Caldwell approached the idea of writing a book much the same way he did leaving Wall […]

Angel Aldana, struggled in Texas public education system. The eighteen-year-old dropped out of high school twice: first when his parents separated and he had to help support the family, and […]