CONTENTS

	Foreword, by Henry Cisneros
ONE	The Lure of Texas, 1882–1922
TWO	Loss and New Beginnings, 1923–39
THREE	Love at First Sight, 1940–42
FOUR	Wife, Ensign, and Mother, 1943–50
FIVE	Back to Texas, 1948–55
SIX	Falling in Love with a River, 1955–63
SEVEN	Eight Gentlemen and a Madam, 1963–68
EIGHT	A Ladylike Strategy, 1969–74
NINE	Madam Mayor, 1975–81
TEN	Changes, 1981–91
ELEVEN	San Antonio, I Love You, 1991–2018
TWELVE	Summing Up, 2018
	Acknowledgments