“It’s a different set of facts, but for me, it’s the same. It’s an abuse of our system.”
table in a stately Houston dining room adorned with a pair of carved crosses atop an ornate altar. Wearing an elegant white shirt and with impeccably coiffed hair, she eats like a bird, tucking pieces of cornbread into her mouth. The window before her offers a stunning view of Houston’s leafy West Kirby district. A Corpus Christi native, Farenthold hired a South Texas artist to redesign the home to honor her respect for history and her commitment to challenging it.
By her second session, a scandal erupted involving Houston financier Frank Sharp, a swindler who was friendly with state leaders. Sharp and state leaders made a tidy profit in a bank fraud scheme Sharp concocted. As buzz over the Sharpstown scandal grew, sharp-eyed Farenthold noticed that House Speaker Gus Mutscher Jr., who was implicated in the scheme, kept pushing bills to benefit Sharp.
She forced an attention-getting floor vote that called for a formal investigation of the speaker and others tied to the Sharpstown scandal. The resolution won 30 votes, short of a majority but enough to get statewide media attention. From a balcony filled with spectators, a lobbyist shouted out that her supporters were “30 dirty bastards.”
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