Miya has the interesting story.
Houston City Council Member Wanda Adams is the defendant in a civil lawsuit. Her former campaign consultant, Kathryn McNiel, has filed suit asking for back consulting fees and legal costs totalling around $47,000.
This is a case that first began in 2008, and both sides have been working hard to keep it quiet. Neither attorneys involved wanted really to comment on the record, but they also did not dispute the public records available.
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Sources first tipped us off that there would be a trial on the matter this Monday, July 6th. However, last week, a legislative continuance was filed by Adams’ attorney, State Rep. Sylvester Turner. As you can see from the filing, the date was Thursday, July 2nd. The continuance asks for the standard 90 day delay. However, we should point out that the Special Session ended last Thursday. It was only a two day session. We’ve been told that Richard Flowers, attorney for McNiel, intends to ask for a trial at the quickest possible date.
There are links to documents on Miya’s page. I can’t recall a similar situation in recent years, though I’d be surprised if this is something unheard of. If I had to guess, I’d say this will eventually get settled, but you never know.