Stephen Colbert took on Houston — nay, the entire state of Texas — last night because counties and cities are banning Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the drought.
We are, he said, ruining great American businesses like the “shabby, cash-only roadside shacks that sell Chinese fireworks to drunk people.
KTRK’s Gina Gaston has a cameo role.
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2011.