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Southwest Airlines began with the March 15, 1967, incorporation of Air Southwest Co. by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher to fly within the state of Texas.[5][6] Kelleher believed that by staying within Texas, the airline could avoid federal regulation.[10] Three airlines (Braniff, Trans-Texas and Continental Airlines) started legal action which was not resolved for three years. Air Southwest prevailed in 1970 when the Texas Supreme Court upheld Air Southwest’s right to fly within Texas.[11] The Texas decision became final on December 7, 1970, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case, without comment.[12] Boeing 737-200 at William P. Hobby Airport in 1983 The story of Southwest’s legal fight was turned into a children’s book, Gumwrappers and Goggles by Winifred Barnum in 1983. In the story, TJ Love, a small jet, is taken to court by two larger jets to keep him from their hangar and to stop him from flying. In court, TJ Love’s right to fly is upheld after an impassioned plea from a character referred to as The Lawyer. While no company names are mentioned in the book, TJ Love’s colors were those of Southwest Airlines, and the two other jets are in Braniff and Continental colors. The Lawyer resembles Herb Kelleher. The book was adapted into a stage musical, Show Your Spirit, sponsored by Southwest Airlines and played only in cities served by the airline.[13] Southwest Airlines Boeing 727-200 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 1984 On March 29, 1971 Air Southwest Co. changed its name to Southwest Airlines Co.[6] with headquarters in Dallas. Southwest began scheduled flights on June 18, 1971, Dallas to Houston (initially IAH) and Dallas to San Antonio with three 737-200s.[7] The OAG for 15 October 1972 shows 61 flights a week each way between Dallas and Houston Hobby, 23 each way between Dallas and San Antonio and 16 each way between San Antonio and Houston; no flights were scheduled on Saturdays. 西南航空公司开始与1967年3月15日，由罗林金和Herb Kelleher将西南