Houston Scores

Houston scores as one of America's most "sex-happy" cities, but Austin and Dallas do it better

Depending on your perspective, there's lots of good news/bad news in this story.

In a new survey from Men's Healthmagazine, Houston ranks No. 10 on the list of most "sex-happy" cities in the United States.

But in Texas, we trail behind Austin, at No. 1 the "sex-happiest" city in the USA, and Dallas, not far behind at No. 2.

However, when it comes to who you may really want to go home with and not worry the next morning, Houston scores, ranking No. 50 in STD rates while Austin ranks 23rd and Dallas comes in at 25th. (In the STD rankings, first is highest and 100 is lowest.)

Austin and Dallas, however, are better at condom sales, ranking first and fifth, respectively in the survey while Houston comes in at 10th. Our birth rate is higher (eighth) while Dallas is sixth and Austin 15th.

Rather than surveying couples or bugging single's bedrooms, the magazine used hard facts to determine which cities are having the most sex. Condom sales, sex toy sales, birth rates and reports on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) helped determine the rankings.

Other sex-happy cities on the list are Columbus, Ohio (No. 3), which like Austin is a college town and state capital, Durham, North Carolina (No. 4), home to Duke University, and Denver (No. 5), where marijuana is legal.

The other Texas city in the Top 10 is Arlington at No. 7.

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CultureMap Austin staffer Nicole Raney contributed to this report.

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R.I.P., Mayor Turner

How to pay respects as late Houston mayor Sylvester Turner lies in state

Photo courtesy of Mayor's Office, City of Houston

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The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner - the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18.

He died Wednesday, March 5 at 70 years old.

Turner was in attendance at President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress last week. According to his family, he was taken to the hospital Tuesday night and later released while in Washington, D.C. At 5:45 am Wednesday, he died at home from enduring health complications, the family said.

Turner will lie in state at the Houston City Hall rotunda on Tuesday, March 11. The memorial began at 9 am with brief remarks from Mayor John Whitmire. The rotunda will be open to visitors until 7 pm Tuesday.

Members of the public are invited to sign the book of condolence at the entrance to City Hall. Visitors are asked not to stop in the rotunda to talk, take photographs, or video so that the line continues to move without delay.

After he's honored in Houston, Turner will "lie in honor" at the State Capitol in Austin on Thursday and Friday.

Then, he'll return to his hometown for the last time for his funeral on Saturday at 1 pm at The Church Without Walls on Houston's northwest side, where Turner attended church for 35 years.

Turner's family is asking guests attending the service to wear blue.

A private burial will follow.

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