Lawmaker's business accused of ignoring payday lending ordinances

By Mike Morris

October 20, 2014 | Updated: October 20, 2014 8:10pm

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Power Finance and similar stores, Mayor Annise Parker says, can victimize borrowers without adequate regulations.

By Mike Morris

October 20, 2014 | Updated: October 20, 2014 8:10pm

As a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Houston Republican Gary Elkins helps make laws. As a businessman, he is an owner of a chain of payday lending stores accused of breaking them.

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