As a one time recipient of her newspaper, it is wholly advertiser supported. The paper is almost exclusively committed to reporting local school news, local politics and local crime of the suburban Fort Bend County area of Houston. These are stories that the large paper, the Houston Chronicle, ignores.
Regarding Bev Carter, the voters put her in office, the voters should throw her out, too. Don't force her to resign.
As a former editor of her newspaper (24 years ago), I know that Bev Carter was a Republican before the Republicans dominated Texas politics -- when Republicans were a rare breed in Ft. Bend County. Bev is outspoken -- always has been. And she will NEVER be intimidated by anyone.
Before I'd say she is wrong in this case, I'd have to know who was doing what. A lot of Ft. Bend County officials are Dems in RINO clothing -- that is they were always Dems and just became Republicans when it became apparent you needed the label to get elected. You can be sure that Bev will point that out.
On the other hand, Bev has been a Republican forever. But she's not a conservative Republican, and that is where she may have crossed swords with DeLay.
Jon Matthews, a former conservitive radio talk show host pleaded guilty several months back to a charge of indecency with a child in a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Jon also wrote a column for the weekly Fort Bend Star.Hmmmm!