We're Number 2!

Houston forms exclusive severe-smog club with LA | National news | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "HOUSTON — Houston has joined Los Angeles to become the second place in the nation classified as having a severe smog problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.

The EPA reclassified the smog problem in the eight-county Houston area from moderate so that the region has an extra nine years to meet federal health standards set in 1997. The state was supposed to meet the requirements in 2010 but now has until 2019."

Yes, I'm in the eight-county area.