State Rep. Reynolds cruises to re-election while on trial for barratry

By Cindy Horswell

November 5, 2014 | Updated: November 5, 2014 8:58pm

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Ron Reynolds is running for District 27 state representative

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Ron Reynolds is running for District 27 state representative

By Cindy Horswell

November 5, 2014 | Updated: November 5, 2014 8:58pm

The day after state Rep. Ron Reynolds cruised to re-election, he was not fielding congratulatory calls or shaking the hands of supporters. Instead he spent Wednesday in a Montgomery County courtroom at the start of his trial on a felony charge of barratry - the Texas law prohibiting lawyers from soliciting clients that is sometimes called "ambulance chasing."

Cindy Horswell

Reporter, The Woodlands, Houston Chronicle

Cindy Horswell

Reporter, The Woodlands, Houston Chronicle

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