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Two prominent families, one soapy feud. What could be better for a summer miniseries?

Before Beth Dutton and Beyoncé, “rodeo wear” was just a style I had been taught all my life to avoid.

“Guys like me like Iraq,” says Houston oilman Oscar Wyatt. “That’s the way the real world works, baby.”

Robert Sakowitz set out to be a retail Renaissance man. Like his hero Leonardo da Vinci, he was going to do everything. And he did—including something he never imagined: fail.

FYI: The Houston Post’s new society sleuth has great connections, a phone in her purse, and the complete attention of Houston’s haut monde.

Going broke is for poor people. Here’s a whole chapter of Texans who have found ways to clear the books without losing their ranches, Rolls, or Rolexes.

At the top, a good family helps, clothes help, manners help, the right friends help, but nothing helps like money.

Bearing Gallic sophistication and outrageously delicious desserts, the Lenôtre family has taken Dallas and Houston by storm.

Alison Cook is a writer for Texas Monthly.

The fashion model turned entrepreneur is on a mission to promote well-being through her wildly popular global jewelry company.