#TXLEGE: The Calhoun Port Authority is a cesspool that should be abolished

"It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity."
Proverbs 21:15

We discussed Blake Farenthold's bizarre denial over the reasons for his departure from Congress the other day, but the Victoria Advocate's ongoing lawsuit/investigations have revealed so much more:

Investigation findings

• Calhoun Port Chairman Randy Boyd contributed to Blake Farenthold's campaign after the congressman arranged a meeting for him with the Army Corps of Engineers. The meeting concerned Boyd's dredging business.
• Experts say this meeting was ethically questionable and a dredger should not serve on a port authority board.
• It was Boyd's idea to hire Farenthold as the port's lobbyist after the congressman resigned amid an ethics investigation.

There's a lot to unpack from the Advocate article.  We do recommend reading the whole thing.   Suffice to say, it's sleazy from end to end and has been for at least a decade.

But another reality stands out: The legislature has the authority to shut this nonsense down once and for all.

That's not to say that they will.

But they should.

Bottom Line: Hiring a disgraced, pervert, ex-Congressman at taxpayer expense is bad enough.  But the conflicts of interest and financial shenanigans go far beyond that.  Get rid of it.