Long before craft cocktails and food halls took over the region's nightlife, Houston had Gilley's, a honky-tonk so enormous and unruly it became a symbol of Texas after 'Urban Cowboy.' ...
Urban Cowboy, the popular ’80s movie starring John Travolta and Debra Winger as a contentious couple at odds over jealousy and gender roles set at Gilley’s in Texas, turned 45 years old this summer.