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It's a steamy Friday afternoon, and I'm fighting for my life on Interstate 10 heading into Houston, battling never-ending construction and kamikaze drivers. Why? Because of jealousy: Houston, which I relentlessly belittle, as every loyal Austinite should, has a newly minted light-rail train system. My oh-so-progressive city doesn't. And although the sole route, the METRORail Red Line, is a mere 7.5 miles long--running from downtown to just south of Reliant Stadium--and serves only a snippet of the nearly 600-square-mile metropolis, it still manages to link a lion's share of the city's tourist hot spots. The lure of exploring Houston, of all cities, without a car is so irresistibly counterintuitive, I've decided to swallow my envy and spend some time train hopping. [paragraph] My journey begins at the northernmost station, at the University of Houston-Downtown. From here, I...
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