The other day, some construction work was being done near his $4 million mansion in River Oaks.

A new, larger house is under construction in River Oaks.

"River Oaks is a state of mind," Miller told me.

But getting in to River Oaks has become much more difficult than it used to be.

River Oaks might just be bearable for another day or two if he had somebody to talk to.

A secretary at the River Oaks club said there were no black members.

River Oaks originally opened as an outdoor mall with one minor and two major department stores.

Since the 1970s and by 1995, most of the children in River Oaks were sent to private schools.

River Oaks has one of the lowest crime rates in Houston.

River Oaks is too large to explore on foot.