Update: After the publication of this story, the Houston World Cup host committee clarified that it recommends visitors use a variety of transportation methods to travel from city hubs to the stadium. I’d been walking across Houston for two and a half miserable hours and had finally sighted the white roof of NRG Stadium looming in the distance. Then the thunderstorm hit. Minutes earlier, I’d been sweating through my shirt in ninety-degree heat; suddenly the skies darkened, lightning crackled, and the deluge began. I sprinted toward the nearest tree, dodging puddles and holding my rain-soaked Panama hat against my head. Taking shelter beneath the dripping branches, I paused to consider my life choices. It was neither the first nor the last time I felt like…The post Houston Wants You to Walk to the World Cup. Don’t Do It. appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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