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Businesses hold up in recessionary Texas

By Sheila McNulty in Houston

Published: June 30 2009 01:41 | Last updated: June 30 2009 01:41

Restaurant scene in Houston
Houston, we have a problem: finding free tables at leading eateries in the city is becoming increasingly difficult as customers flock back

The ladies who lunch are returning to Tony’s, one of the top restaurants in ­Houston. So are the pink puffs of cotton candy, strawberry bouquets and chocolate soufflé on the sweet trolley.

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