Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less.
It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested for allegedly taking good ol’ fashioned bribes and kickbacks from local contractors in exchange for coveted city contracts, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
It feels like a cozy camp-fi
Somewhere in Hempstead, there's a big red phone that will never ring again. Lawrence Marshall has announced that the 40-year-old dealership is closing its doors, and thus no dotty old ladies will ever again shout "Ray! There goes that ClobberLine again."Nor will any giant Aggies evermore answer said ClobberLine and then ignore the other party while they bellow about "big city prices" and "short drives up Highway 290."
So while we do hope for the best for the 200 soon-to-be-ex-employees, we def
One thing you can say about city officials in Hempstead, the sleepy town 50 miles west of here in Waller County -- they know how to rip off their taxpayers. And they like to share that knowledge, the gift of their experience, in a clear, concise style. Former Hempstead Mayor Pro-Tem Larry Wilson and City Alderman Paris Kincade pleaded guilty this week to accepting bribes and committing fraud in connection with their constiuent work with a compnay seeking demolition contracts.Wilson accepted a $1
