I can only blame myself, and then apologize to you for not making a phone call to clarify and verify information that I received from one of the candidates for Mayor of Houston.
As I reported earlier, Houston Mayoral Candidate Annise Parker’s campaign announced today that it has won the endorsement of the Afro-American Sheriff’s Deputy League.
A short time later, I heard from supporters of Gene Locke, who claimed their candidate was endorsed by the same group.
The Locke campaign emailed a copy of a letter as proof of the endorsement from the Afro-American Sheriff’s Deputy League.
It looks like the group has issued a DOUBLE Endorsement.
2 on the Beat is trying to contact deputy league President J.M. “Smokie” Phillips Jr. for comment.
In the meantime, I hope that I don’t get a phone call from supporters of mayoral candidates Peter Brown and Roy Morales.
Looks like Smokie Phillips is using the league trying to jockey for Chief Hurtt’s job. That’s politics.