The gist of the accusation is that several of Locke’s clients while he was a lawyer/lobbyist at the well connected Andrews Kurth firm had significant ties to the city government and entities with whom the city had interlocking ties (Metro, the Houston-Harris County Sports Authority, and the Port Authority). The Parker campaign says Locke benefited from these relationships by at least $17 million, and that if he is elected mayor, he would have “inescapable conflicts of interest.” As the release points out, the mayor makes appointments to the boards of all these entities, all of which are represented by Andrews Kurth. Is anybody surprised? Not I. There have always been ties between city hall, the mayor, the politically connected law firms, and (before the oil…
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