ustxtxb_obs_1989_02_10_50_00015-00000_000.pdf

A timely print job means nothing if it doesn’t make it to the post office on time. Our people do what it takes to make your deadline. We can do the whole job from computer mailing list production and printing to labeling and delivery. Call Futura at 389-1500. Em loyee Owned and Managed COMMUNICATIONS, INC AUSTIN, TEXAS 3019 Alvin DeVane, Suite 500 389-1500 Data Processing Typesetting Printing Mailing in a Hofheinz/Whitmire race. Leland describes Hofheinz as the former elected official who “really gave black people a stake in city government and initiated opportunities that before had seemed impossible to reach. vi THE STRANGEST name floated out to be a potential Democratic candidate to take on Senator Phil Gramm in 1990 has got to be former lieutenant governor Ben Barnes who last held office during an earlier cycle of banking and insurance scandals. Barnes left office after the 1971 Sharpstown banking scandal that ended or altered the careers of a dozen other elected officials, including then Speaker of the House Gus Mutscher who survived an indictment and conviction and now serves as County Judge in Washington County. Barnes’s possible candidacy is mentioned in the Quorum Report, a biweekly political newsletter. Of course, Barnes could run a “never been indicted” campaign. //I PERHAPS THE ONLY political news item stranger than the Barnes candidacy for Senate are the reports of sightings of Lance Lalor, the former Harris County state representative and City of Houston comptroller who pleaded guilty to using a stolen American Express Gold Card while on vacation in London in 1987. Rumors now have Lalor working for the Red Cross in Canada, living in England, or traveling in South America. In February of 1988, according to the Houston Chronicle, Lalor was spotted reading a newspaper in the coffee shop of one of his favorite New York hotels. Half a dozen Lance sightings followed. But whether Lalor was seen jogging in Memorial Park, driving his blue Jaguar through Houston, or eating in a Houston restaurant, none of the sightings were confirmed. Lalor has not yet been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate to run against Phil Gramm. vf OLD LEGISLATORS don’t exactly fade away. They generally fade into the lobby or are appointed to government boards. Foster Whaley, the former representative from Pampa who last session suggested that the state use stock knives to castrate sexual offenders, is now after a seat on the Texas Department of Corrections board. A petition promoting Whaley’s appointment to TDC was acceptable to many of Whaley’s former colleagues, including Port Isabel Democrat Larry Warner, who proposed a slight change in the language of the petition. Warner would gladly sign on to support Whaley’s “confinement” in a TDC facility, he said. Information for Historians, Researchers, Nostalgia Buffs, & Observer Fans Bound Volumes: The 1987 bound issues of The Texas Observer are now ready. In maroon, washable binding, the price is $30. Also available at $30 each are volumes of the Observer for each year since 1963. Cumulative Index: The clothbound cumulative edition of The Texas Observer Index covering the years 1954-1970 may be obtained for $20. The 1971-1981 cumulative edition is Back Issues: Issues dated January 10, 1963, to the present are available at $3 each. Earlier issues are out of stock, but photocopies of articles from issues dated December 13, 1954 through December 27, 1962 will be provided at $2 per article. Microfilm: The complete backfile dividual years may be ordered separately. To order, or to obtain additional information, please write to Univ. Microfilms Intl., 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. to the Observer Business Office. Prices include sales tax and postage. THE TEXAS OBSERVER 307 W. 7th ST. AUSTIN 78701 THE TEXAS OBSERVER 15