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Dennis Quaid remembers the Alamo. "I used to play the Battle of San Jacinto as a kid," says the Houston-born star, above center, with Spanish actor JORDI MOLLA, right. Quaid, with the aid of some happenin' muttonchops and the largest standing movie set in North America (50-plus acres), plays General Sam Houston in The Alamo, due out Christmas Day. Directed by fellow Texan John Lee Hancock, who teamed up with Quaid in 2002's The Rookie, this account of the Lone Star State's battle for independence from Mexico shares little with the 1960 John Wayne film...
...Scientists Meet Your story "Great Leap Skyward," on China's fledgling manned space program, reported that last year the U.S. refused to grant visas to some Chinese scientists invited to the World Space Congress in Houston [Sept. 29]. The U.S. government needs to be more open-minded and allow Chinese scientists to participate in professional conferences. As a science student, I think the research we do is for the advancement of all mankind, not for one particular country. Only through collaboration among all nations can we explore the areas that humans have never reached. Chan Sin Hang Hong Kong...
This isn’t the first time Texas’ leaders have proved thorns in the side of democracy. From George Bush to…George Bush, Texas has brought the electoral process nothing but woe. More than 150 years ago, Sam Houston ruled over the independent Republic of Texas, where the range ran free and governmental lunacy flourished on its own—spurning Santa Anna and Uncle Sam alike. Texas lawmakers have shown their preference for far-fetched gambits when it comes to redistricting. Maybe the time has come to follow Sam Houston’s example...
...more coverage in TIME. Through his TV shows, like Three's Company, Ritter came into the homes of millions of Americans for nearly three decades. He made us laugh with his outstanding comedic performances and brightened our days. He deserved a greater tribute. SHANNAH C. TONNE Houston...
Zimmer doesn't care if he's cheesy, because since he opened his first store in Houston 30 years ago, Men's Wearhouse has become the largest men's clothing retailer in the U.S., a $1 billion company with 507 locations. It has outlasted dozens of competitors and survived casual Fridays and a slump in suit sales to show surprising growth this year. Now Zimmer plans to make Men's Wearhouse a $5 billion company that also sells sports clothes and designer wear, rents tuxedos and operates dry cleaners...