So, why is there this resurgence in carom billiards in Houston? I think because Houston in 2018 is one of the most diverse cities in the US with large Asian and Latino populations. All told there are now close to 40 regulation carom tables in the Houston area, placing the city only behind Los Angeles as one of the top two carom markets in the US. Many carom billiards players like myself are willing to drive 30-40 minutes or more to find a decent heated carom table on which to practice and compete. The larger rooms have 6 tables and more - a substantial investment for the room owner, and shear joy for the players. A few scattered rooms can be found in the northwest area and one or two south of downtown as well. Most of Houston's carom rooms, a room with at least one reasonably maintained 5' x 10' heated regulation table, are located on the west side of town. Carom billiards rooms seem to be sprouting up like mushrooms, leading to a resurgence of interest in the sport here in Houston. But beginning with the turn of the millennium the carom games have arrived or - depending on whom you ask - have been re-discovered. When I moved to Houston in 1979 I played pool at LeCue Billiards and later at The Cushion & Cue - both long since shuttered.
A decidedly pocket billiards / pool-player's town since the 1940’s, the city was famous for rooms such as Big Tyme Billiards, Legends Billiards, and Bogey’s Billiards. The sport of carom billiards is a relative newcomer to Houston, Texas.
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