edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
Houston hair-care magnate Farouk Shami celebrated his 67th birthday today by filing his candidacy for governor, officially entering a four-way Democratic race that also includes outgoing Houston Mayor Bill White, Fort Worth educator Felix Alvarado and Mount Calm private investigator Bill Dear.
About two-dozen supporters accompanied Shami to state Democratic headquarters in [...]
In less than an hour, Houston hair-care magnate Farouk Shami will formally announce he's running as a Democrat for governor. Already, though, the Shami campaign has put out a release that tackles what political insiders say could be the biggest [...]
As Houston hair care magnate Farouk Shami prepares to jump into the Texas governors race today, his friend Kinky Friedman is brushing aside speculation that he might drop out of the Democratic primary race to endorse the Houston businessman.
The rumors, which have been making the rounds in Democratic circles for weeks, "couldn't [...]
