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Casey and I returned to Houston Saturday morning. She took me to what appeared to be a very normal-looking neighborhood. And then I saw the rocket ship trailer: After that I was pretty sure it wouldn't be a normal neighborhood. I was right, because next door was 'The Orange Show'. The Show...

I hung around Galveston during the day. It's a long, thin island with tons of beachfront. I wandered around to the pier and saw the beautiful old oil tankers and barges and cruise ships at the dock, and the fishing trawlers dragging nets back and forth through the bay. It was hot out and when Casey...

La semana pasada, el Huracán Ike azotó la costa de Texas, cerca de la ciudad porteña de Galveston. Este inmenso huracán de categoría 3 ha causado extensos daños en Galveston y las comunidades costeras vecinas, con menos daños a la ciudad de Houston, a sólo 35 millas de la costa. La mayoría de las ciudades...

Letzte Woche erreichte der Hurrikan Ike die Texas Küste nahe der Hafenstadt Galveston. Dieser heftige Kategorie 3 Hurrikan hat grossen Schaden angerichtet in Galveston und den naheliegenden Küstengemeinden mit etwas weniger Schäden in der Stadt Houston nur 56 km im Lande. Die meisten anderen Städte in...

La semaine dernière, l' ouragan Ike s' est acharné sur le Texas le long de la côte surtout sur le port de Galveston. Cette immense tempête de catégorie 3 a causé d' énormes dégats sur Galveston et autres communautés maritimes avoisinantes ainsi que dans la ville de Houston à 35 miles à l'...

Last week, Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast near the port city of Galveston. This immense category 3 hurricane caused widespread damage to Galveston and nearby coastal communities with lesser damage to the city of Houston just 35 miles inland. Most other Texas cities were spared from serious damage...

Of those two choices, I woold prefer Dallas/Fort Worth over Houston. Both of them are large cities with a lot of choices for nightlife and for restaurants. I think Houston is just too big, too sprawling, too congested and too commercial. Dallas is a bit more manageable. If I had my choice of any city...

The NASA space center near Houston Texas