UNT Alum Larry McMurtry Calls Dallas Second Rate

[HoustonEagle]

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/01-23-13-famous-author-calls-houston-a-great-city-dismisses-dallas-as-second-rate/

[Harry]

I think Houston is a great city but better than Dallas? I beg to differ on that one Mr. M. They are very different though.

[Censored by Laurie]

He is half-right...

[Green P1]

Typical jealous Houston fan. Make sure to save this posterity.

[Green Mean]

I believe Houston folks care way way way more about what Dallas is doing than Dallas folks care about what is going on in Houston.

[GrayEagle]

I'm not sure what Larry is basing his opinion on but he needs to come see the improvements to downtown Dallas in terms of museums, performance halls, transportation, parks, etc. Houston is a great city but so is Dallas. Depends on what you're looking for.

When the Trinity River Lake and all of its improvements are completed Dallas should move to the forefront much as San Antonio did with its Riverwalk.

Edited January 25, 2013 by GrayEagle

[MDH]

Houston, lulz

[Rudy]

I've never understood Houston jealousy and hatred towards Dallas.

[eulessismore]

I've never understood Houston jealousy and hatred towards Dallas.

Pro football, light rail, downtown residential; Dallas did so many things before Houston that they've always felt like "Dallas is passing us by".

[UNTexas]

I think anyone who enters this debate has never lived in a really bad place. I use to refuse to go to cities like Houston or Dallas because it made going back to my dumpy secluded town depressing. It was easier on you and your family not go through it.

Silly argument.

[Quoner]

More like Larry McMunthe...amirite?

[gksmith]

Larry McMurtry...makin' friends in Dallas.

For those of you who might not know, that is sarcasm.