This document consists of the four issues of "Tempo," the newsletter of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT), published during 1999. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, including distinguished achievement programs, Hispanic issues in gifted education, creativity, and gifted children in the new millennium. Articles include: "Distinguished Achievement Programs: What Does Research Say?" (Susan Johnsen); Depth and Complexity at the Secondary Level" (Evelyn Hiatt); "Whiz Kids: The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science" (Nancy Kolsti); "Creating Nations, Learning Diplomacy" (Todd Martin); "G/T Seminars: Enrichment, Extensions, Networking" (Cynthia Specia Shade); "Independent Boarding Schools: An Educational Alternative" (Patsy Kumekawa); "SAEGAR Workshop: Advanced Language Arts & Reading for Junior High" (Gayle Roome and Donna Cole); "The WAVE that's Changing the Tide: An Intermediate Magnet Program" (Candace Silcott and Melinda Wycoff); and "Reaping the Benefits of International Baccalaureate" (Lynn Crawford and Karen Phillips); "TEACHING Up to the Needs of the Gifted English Language Learners" (Sandra Kaplan); "Early Entry College Experiences from the Perspective of Gifted Hispanic Students" (Donna Fleming and others); "Maximizing High Potential in Hispanic Students" (Dorothy Sisk); "A Different Approach to Creativity Enhancement" (Jane Piirto); "The Complexity of Creativity" (Shirley Porter); "Using CPAM--The Creative Product Analysis Matrix" (Mary Nied Phillips); "What the Research Says about Creativity" (Susan Johnsen); "Successful Intelligence and the Gifted" (Robert J. Sternberg); "The Role of Authentic Learning in Developing Gifts and Talents: A How-To Guide" (Joseph S. Renzulli); "Toward the Next Generation of Programming for Talent Development (Donald J. Treffinger and others); "Creative Ways To Identify Young Gifted Children" (Joan Franklin Smutny); "Looking for Needles in a Haystack: Disadvantaged Gifted" (Mary Caubel and others); and "Researchers' Reflections on the Field of Gifted Education: Issues for the New Millennium" (Susan Johnsen). (Articles contain references.) (CR)