Four Generations. Built on Quality and Integrity.

Bringing Families Together Since 1940.

International Billiards is the continuation of a Houston family business story that began in 1940, when W. L. "Bill" Morrison entered the coin-operated amusement business.

Today, four generations later, the Morrison family is still serving Houston, guided by many of the same principles that built the business: quality products, knowledgeable service, fair pricing, hard work, and taking care of our customers.

From Bill Morrison to International Billiards

Our roots go back to Port City Music, the business Bill Morrison established in Houston in 1940. What began with coin-operated amusement equipment grew over the years into a substantial vending, jukebox and coin-operated pool table operation.

Bill's son, Al Morrison, grew up in the business and eventually took on an increasingly important role in its operation. By the late 1960s and early 1970s, Al was directing the billiards and distribution side of the company from the family's Washington Avenue location.

When the family sold the vending and route portion of the business in 1971, Al carried the retail and wholesale billiards business forward under the name International Billiards.

And he didn't do it alone.

Al's wife, Alicia Morrison, became an integral part of International Billiards. Al and Alicia worked side by side building the company, with Al serving as President and Alicia as Vice President. Like so many true family businesses, job titles told only part of the story. Both did whatever needed to be done.

Together, Al and Alicia expanded International Billiards well beyond a neighborhood retail store. The company became a supplier to the billiard and amusement industries, serving customers throughout Texas and across the country.

During the 1980s and 1990s, International Billiards expanded into manufacturing its own pool tables and game tables, adding another dimension to the family business. In addition to its Houston retail operation, the company was involved in manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and supplying billiard equipment, parts and accessories to customers throughout Texas and across the country.

Al became well known within the billiard industry, building relationships with manufacturers, distributors and other industry families throughout the country. Alicia was very much a part of that world as well, helping manage the business and working with customers while both of them were raising the next generation of the Morrison family. Over the years, every one of the Morrison children worked in the family business at some point, each contributing in their own way. Kelley ran one of the retail stores during the company’s earlier years, while Keri later played an especially important role when she left the police force to help run the business after Alicia became ill, stepping in when her family needed her most.

Their partnership helped shape International Billiards into the company it is today.

The Next Generation

Their daughter, Kim Morrison, quite literally grew up in the family business.

Kim began helping at International Billiards long before most people would consider it a career. Over more than four decades, she has watched the industry change from catalogs, telephone orders and traditional wholesale distribution to websites, social media and online retail.

She has worked through virtually every side of the family business and spent decades learning alongside her parents.

Today, Kim helps lead International Billiards while preserving something she considers particularly important: the knowledge accumulated by the generations before her.

That means understanding not only what a product costs or what it looks like, but how pool tables are constructed, how they play, how they should be installed and serviced, and which products will stand the test of time.

At the same time, Kim has helped move International Billiards into a new era through its website, digital marketing and social media - finding new ways to reach customers without losing the personal service that has defined the Morrison family business for generations.

And now another generation has joined her.

The Fourth Generation

Kim's son, T.J., represents the fourth generation of the Morrison family in the billiard industry. T.J. has developed particular expertise in billiard cues, cue technology and cue repair.

International Billiards maintains an extensive selection of cue tips, and T.J. works with customers to help them understand the differences in tip hardness, materials, performance and playing characteristics so they can choose the right tip for their individual game. He is also highly knowledgeable about modern cue and shaft technology, including the differences among traditional and carbon-fiber shafts, joint systems and other components that affect the feel and performance of a cue.

T.J. also performs professional cue repair and tip replacement, bringing a specialized technical service to International Billiards that complements the company's decades of experience with pool tables and billiard equipment.

Four generations after Bill Morrison began the family's journey, customers can still walk into International Billiards and deal directly with the family - each generation adding its own knowledge and expertise to the business.

What We Do Today

International Billiards specializes in quality game room products from trusted manufacturers including A.E. Schmidt, Bailey, California House, Connelly, Fusion, Golden West, Imperial and Legacy Billiards, along with other carefully selected brands.

We're much more than a pool table store. We offer pool tables, shuffleboard tables, billiard cues and accessories, foosball, table tennis, air hockey, game tables, game room furniture and more.

But having a large selection is only part of what we offer.

After more than eight decades of family experience in the billiard industry, we can help customers understand the differences between products and choose what's right for their home, business, budget and how they plan to use it.

Whether you're creating an entire game room, choosing a pool table, or looking for the right cue, we're here to help.

Our Commitment

At International Billiards, we believe earning your business means more than making a sale. It means offering quality products at fair prices, giving knowledgeable and straightforward advice, and standing behind what we sell.

Our experienced team provides professional pool table delivery, installation, recovering, moving and service. We take pride in doing the job correctly and providing the kind of personal service customers should expect from a family business with roots in Houston dating back to 1940.

Ultimately, what we sell is about more than the game itself.

It's about creating a place where family and friends can spend time together, have fun and make memories.

Today's family pleasure. Tomorrow's family treasure.