Mayor, city attorney distance themselves from sermon subpoenas - Houston Chronicle

Mayor, city attorney distance themselves from sermon subpoenas

By Katherine Driessen

October 15, 2014 | Updated: October 15, 2014 4:40pm

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Protestors against the equal rights ordinance gather outside the Houston City Hall during the city council meeting in which the future of the ordinance will be decided, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Houston.

Marie D. De Jesus, Houston Chronicle

Protestors against the equal rights ordinance gather outside the Houston City Hall during the city council meeting in which the future of the ordinance will be decided, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Houston.

By Katherine Driessen

October 15, 2014 | Updated: October 15, 2014 4:40pm

Amid outrage from religious groups, Mayor Annise Parker and City Attorney David Feldman on Wednesday appeared to back off a subpoena request for the sermons of certain ministers opposed to the city's equal rights ordinance, with Parker calling it overly broad.

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Katherine Driessen

Katherine Driessen

City Hall reporter, Houston Chronicle

Katherine Driessen

Katherine Driessen

City Hall reporter, Houston Chronicle

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