Game, Set, Match — Houston

mcgrady-dunk O.K., so the Cowboys are doing alright so far in this seasonís NFL playoffs and the Texans, as usual, are in their annual ìwait until next seasonî mode.

But there are other areas in which Houston simply throttles Dallas, hands down.

For example, in connection with its mandate to promote Houston, the Greater Houston Convention and Visitorís Bureau released the video below late last year. Featuring the edgy local band The TonTons, the video does a very nice job of providing an attractive introduction to Houston:

But I didnít realize just how good the GHCVBís video was until I came across the abominable video below that the City of Dallas recently produced for the Professional Convention Management Association:

Key tip to Dallas ñ you are trying way too hard.