Sylvester Turner is a compromised politician
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One month in 2012, Sylvester Turner suddenly dropped his opposition to the HISD bond election and instead helped pass it.
Why?
Now we know that Sylvester Turner’s title company has financially benefited as a result of the HISD bond deal. The bond election allowed HISD to build a new high school for law and justice. That cleared the way for them to sell their current school on Shepherd. The price tag — $60 million. The title company was paid $144,000 in the HISD real estate deal. That title company is American Title, a company Turner says he runs from his downtown offices.
We have all seen the headlines.
HISD is breaking promises to replace a rat-infested high school because $1.9 billion now isn’t enough. The Houston Chronicle reports mismanagement and over payments to contractors. School board members want an audit. The superintendent has now resigned.
“It is time for Sylvester Turner to tell taxpayers how much of their money he’s made in these deals,” says Hall. “Every single penny. He has lined his pockets while in public office and that is why I am calling him out.”
Also for years, the Sylvester Turner law firm has been on the payroll of tax collector Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson. City Hall records show payments totaling $850,000.
HISD records show Linebarger filed public reports that Turner’s law firm was paid $10,000 a month for years, but Turner claims Linebarger filed false reports.
Now Linebarger doesn’t claim they are sharing their HISD contract with any minority firms, but is Turner standing up for firms owned by women, Hispanics and African Americans?
Nope! Not a peep!
It’s a simple question Mr. Turner. Tell the voters why it is fair for you to make millions from public office while the people who put you in office are suffering?
Be careful when answering because we intend to reveal the millions more you have been paid by taxpayers.
READ: HSLECJ closing statement pdf
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