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.
She is NOT conservative and was an early backer of EMILY'S List in this area. If you're that liberal, in Fort Bend County Texas, you're in the wrong damn party. For years she has attacked Comm. Meyers, Sugar Land conservative councilmen and is on the liberal side of every issue. She HATES Christian Conservatives.
A friend of mine also showed me some very profane and barely coherent emails she sent to him after he complained in an email about one of her columns. They looked like something written by an angry drunk and definitely not the type of person I would ever let my family around.