In 2008 he called then-state Sen. John Whitmire multiple times, prompting a massive prison lockdown and search for contraband ...

Richard Tabler, who was convicted of killing two men in 2004, is scheduled to be put to death in Huntsville on Thursday.

John Whitmire, who is now the mayor of Houston ... have Tabler's family “wiped out” for $10. Tabler recruited a friend, a soldier at nearby Fort Cavazos, and lured Rahmouni and Zayed to ...

As Houston faces a daunting budget deficit, Mayor John Whitmire is signaling displeasure ... "My job isn’t to come down here and be best friends with other elected officials," Hollins said.

Rahmouni was the manager of a strip club where Tabler worked until he was banned, and Zayed was a friend of the club ... to threaten state Senator John Whitmire who is now mayor of Houston.

John Whitmire, who is now the mayor of Houston ... he could have Tabler's family "wiped out" for $10. Tabler recruited a friend, Timothy Payne, a soldier at nearby Fort Cavazos, and lured Rahmouni ...