Ann’s 60th birthday party, 1993, serenaded by (l-r) Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Don Henley, and “Little Joe” Hernandez. Credit: Photo By Alan Pogue

Ann at SXSW, ca. 1992. Directly to her right and behind, a beaming Chronicle editor Louis Black.

Ann and Willie: Two Texas Icons. Credit: Photo By Alan Pogue

Gov. Richards swears in Austin State Rep. Glen Maxey, Jan. 1991. Credit: Photo By Alan Pogue

Richards at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, 2003 Credit: Photo By Todd V. Wolfson

Gov. Richards

Ann Richards at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, 2003 Credit: Photo By Gary Miller

A Richards campaign mask, 1994.

This article appears in September 22 • 2006.

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