That makes two, and counting.

Houston won a major victory Thursday in its efforts to stamp out sex-related businesses that operate near neighborhoods or turn a blind eye to criminal activity in their facilities.

The city won a unanimous verdict against the El Rondo Motor Lodge, at 8016 Livingston in Sunnyside, in its first attempt to confront in court what Mayor Bill White has called "hot sheet" motels. Police and nearby residents testified throughout the trial, which began Monday, that the hotel was a haven for prostitution, one where condoms were sold at check-in and rooms rented by the hour.

"I am so happy, I don't know what to do," said James Nash, pastor of the St. Paul Baptist Church, three blocks from the hotel. "This thing has been a problem for years, one I had approached the owners about myself....We don't want to put people out of business, but we don't want this kind of business in our community."