Shaq's longtime first girlfriend and childs mother graduated from U of H. Its not the one he's married to, but the 1st woman. That 1st trade don't even match salaries ,so it doesn't matter.
Most NBA players do have a house in Texas cause there's no state tax or something like that. I know Jackie Carr, the former coach at Wheatly High School, he said that Shaq came down there a few years ago and worked out in the gym.