Welcome to Houston. the Young family There was a time when I was trying to be hard. In middle school I wasn’t acting right. It was my way of dealing with the situation. I wasn’t selling drugs, I wasn’t in the
The Houston Astrodome opens, the world's first indoor, air-conditioned domed sports stadium. A year later, the Dome made history again when it showcased the first installation of Astroturf. Timeline Also on This Day in History Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths an...
I'm not saying we needed to back a Brinks truck up to Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo's pads and pay them whatever they wanted to stay in Chicago. No, not at all. What I am saying is Ricketts' owned hotels that want to charge an exorbitant price to stay overnight to watch mediocre baseba...
During the past 30 years, I have tried cases from the austere courtrooms of South Texas to the marble-and-mahogany grandeur of the Eastern District of Virginia. I still cannot walk into any of them without feeling grateful for the opportunity; I have been that lucky. In the 1960s, I def...
Cup at Tarrant County Convention Center 30 years ago is No. 1 in Fort Worth history. Not far behind is Sorenstam’s inclusion at Colonial, which was the biggest “Battle of the Sexes” sporting event since Bobby Riggs played tennis against Billie Jean King at Houston’s As...
Being talked out of it by officials from the Philadelphia 76ers, Chamberlain did sign a contract to fight Ali in the summer of 1971 at the Houston Astrodome. However, after Ali met defeat against Smokin' Joe Frazier that spring, the fight fell through. Who knows what could have been? Tom...