We swear this is Houston.
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Historically, the Bachelor franchise has commanded quite a large check from American cities if they wanted to be a pit stop on the journey of a destined-to-fail engagement: From the dreary Richmond, Virginia ($536,000), to the balmier Hilton Head, South Carolina ($75,000), these Stateside destinations have served as a happy medium between the Bachelor Mansion and international hubs, a.k.a. the peak “here for the wrong reasons” period. Clayton Echard’s current Bachelor season is no exception to this structure, of course. In episodes that aired on January 31 and February 7, Echard and his contestants traveled to Houston, Texas, for a series of confusing and vaguely…
