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Houston
(Continued from Page 3) the many cultures represented in the city.
Economically, Houston is facing hard times. The most obvious signs of this are the great numbers of homes and office spaces available for low prices. In many instances a down payment is not necessary. Bank auctions of foreclosure properties are held frequently. After massive overbuilding, the construction industry has been especially hard hit.
Yet, there is an optimistic feeling in the air. With a sense of pride that borders on arrogance, a bumper sticker reads, “We don’t care how you did it up north.” And one sees almost as many “Houston Proud” tshirts and bumper stickers as one sees “I’ve been to Gilley’s.”
There’s a great sense of freedom here, a sort of frontier spirit that makes it easy to understand why the city developed as it did into a center for commerce and technology. Ironically, when interpreted as, “Don’t tell me what to do,” that same frontier spirit has put Houston and Texas behind in several areas. For example, in the city where there are more traffic accidents per mile than anywhere else in the nation, carseats are not a requirement for children, and the state legislature is only now considering a law against drinking while driving. (Also being considered is a bill that would legalize concealed handguns!)
There are no restrictions on driving on the beaches. There are no private beaches.
The Beaches! Remember to bring along your sense of humor. At Freeport, in November, there were swarms of mosquitoes the size of moths and heavy traffic on the sands. At Galveston we were greeted by a series of neat signs. “Welcome to Galveston Island State
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