"I'm glad to be back at work," he said. "I asked my doctor, I said, 'What should I do, doc?' He said, 'Go back to work.' I ...

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the beloved Houston icon and owner of Gallery Furniture, is on the road to recovery following a successful open-heart surgery.

From cringy ads to impromptu political rallies, Houston's foremost furniture magnate went for big publicity and big air over the last year.