Pastor subpoenas just the latest misstep in messy ERO case

Fight over city's law shows mistakes on both sides of issue

By Katherine Driessen and Mike Morris

October 25, 2014 | Updated: October 25, 2014 9:58pm

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City Attorney David Feldman and Mayor Annise Parker have come under fire for their alleged mistreatment of petitions to send the city's equal rights ordinance to the November ballot.

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City Attorney David Feldman and Mayor Annise Parker have come under fire for their alleged mistreatment of petitions to send the city's equal rights ordinance to the November ballot.

By Katherine Driessen and Mike Morris

October 25, 2014 | Updated: October 25, 2014 9:58pm

Conservative outrage over the Parker administration's admittedly bungled subpoena of five pastors' sermons last week marked just the latest episode in a messy political saga surrounding the city's equal rights ordinance, with both critics and supporters making significant blunders.

Katherine Driessen

Katherine Driessen

City Hall reporter, Houston Chronicle

Mike Morris

Mike Morris

City Hall Reporter, Houston Chronicle

Katherine Driessen

Katherine Driessen

City Hall reporter, Houston Chronicle

Mike Morris

Mike Morris

City Hall Reporter, Houston Chronicle

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