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Home My WebLink About2010-02-26 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED / (e I 1/° DATE OF ARTICLE /a 77 a NEWSPAPER FWST EDITORIAL ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS Texas House races mostly about who can be _ most conservative Texas House District 92 tees—and one of those committees son a lot of money, and he has re- Te a, Euless se Bedford voters is mostly financed by a Midland oil- sponded with a mudslinging cam- st should worry.A very small group of man. The Houston total includes paign.The winner will take on Dem- _ $30,000 from home builders Dick ocrat John Schleeter in November. campaign contributors from Hous- Weekley,ton, Midland and , to Weekley,Bob Perry and Doylene Per- The Star-Telegram recommends thove Austin Rep.wants tTodo ry, along with $21,858.81 from the Todd Smith in the Republican pri- Smvh seven-term Euless out state office. newly formed Citizen Leader PAC mary for Texas House District 92. Smith's conservative values have (which itself gets most of its money from Weekley,developer Leo Linbeck been a good match for those in H- and the family of Dallas-based devel- E-B for 14 years, but apparently not oper Trammell Crow). good enough for these outsiders. From Midland came$16,100 in oil Their candidate in Tuesday's Re- money from seven people,$12,500 of publican primary is former Bedford it from oilman Kyle Stallings. From City Councilman.Jeff Cason, 56,and Austin, the Empower,Texans PAC they've financed his campaign dur- gave $17,660.96. Empower Texans mg February to the tune of has received $60,000 this year from $88,619.77. That's 97 percent of Ca- oilman Tim Dunn of Midland. The son's campaign contributions as of Texas Oil & Gas PAC gave Cason Feb. 20, according to reports filed $3,000. with the Texas Ethics Commission. It makes Smith's $56,398.41 The money comes from 10 people gained during the same period look and three political action commit- puny. Much of Smith's money came from 35 lobby groups pushing differ- ent causes in Austin and putting up $500 to$2,000.Smith's Hurst-Euless- Bedford`'contributions outnumber Cason's 58 to 5.He filed a special re- port this week saying Bob Perry gave him$5,000 on Feb.23. What does this group have against Smith?Maybe it's because he helped abolish the Texas Residential Con- struction Commission, which was supposed to be a watchdog over builders but ended up burying con- sumer complaints. Maybe it's be- cause Smith, 46, didn't kowtow to now-deposed House Speaker Tom Craddi ck of Midland. Maybe it's be- cause he dared to work toward a compromise to get a Voter ID bill: passed. Whatever it is, it has brought Ca DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE O,fi ' s" t4 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR c , McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED d /a� // DATE OF ARTICLE 021 /fid "3//9/1 0 NEWSPAPER e 0.4ii Arlt 1141 119 vit,„ a x ap,, Tra, 1111* atgerTglieVtGal �� weeds ry 1 la s` wi'"a- e pkos;; , " Ariel Med.Young Fem.ID:011776 Hello,my name is Ariel.I'm a cute brown&white"cow kitty"domestic shorthair. One volunteer commented, "I just love Ariel's mark- ings!"Cow"kitties are just too cute with their spots,and her facial markings are so unique!Her little personality matches her markings and she's a unique little girl.She seems standoffish when you see her in her cage,but once you pick her up and take her out,she just purrs up a storm and melts in your arms!She's a beauty that anyone should be happy to have."So,please come find out for yourself, and adopt me today! Euless Animal Services 1517 Westpark Way Euless,TX 76040 (817)685-1594 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED c-C I o?6' //o DATE OF ARTICLE o2/d o-31I 9/1 0 NEWSPAPER r/ ) _ From The Local Leadership his year started ed by fewer volunteers with cold,rainy in just a couple of hours. weather and it What do swinging a has saturated our yards, hammer and swinging a — gardens and golf course, golf club have in corn- but it has not dampened mon?They can both our spirits. We are off to help benefit struggling — a busy year with plenty homeowners in Euless! ht,‘ 4 $ to do for all of us. On June 15 we will have The Euless Revital- fun at the Texas Star .. Vks :; tis .IV ization Committee is ac- Golf Course while we Mayor Saleh complishing"wonders" raise money for this wor- Euless with great volunteers ' thy cause.Please mark — from the faith-based your calendars and look T.._:H E T C I T V _ _0_!-- --- _-0_F.___ E n -C communities,businesses, for more information to — J and individuals. Last follow shortly. year we had over 500 We are truly showing volunteers on our Blitz we are the"Best Small Weekend and this year City in Texas to Raise _ even more. Our Spring ." Families."Please join Blitz is scheduled for • us! March 12 and 13 and we invite you to join our 1 growing ER family as we attempt to help more struggling families make needed repairs to their homes.To sign up as a volunteer visit our web- site at:-www.eulesstx. gov/ER.This is an event worth your time! 1 Want to invest a few hours a month into making a big difference in your community? Beginning in April,we will kick off a new ER — program named"Second Saturdays."The concept I will include smaller proj- — ects that can be complet- DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIiYL4L CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCRELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED I a //O DATE OF ARTICLE /aa l/c NEWSPAPER FWST May 8 election filings Cities Mayor/Place 3:Richard Ward(i) Everman Arlington City Council Place 4:Anna Holzer(i) Place 1:Lonzetta Smith-Allen(i) Place 1:Mel LeBlanc(i) Place 5:Bill McLendon(i) Place 4:Ruby Herring(i) Place 2:Sheri Capehart(i) Place 7:Nancy Welton(i) Fort Worth Place 6:Lila Friedlander,Robert Keller City Council District 2:Jean McClung(i) Shepard(i) Place 1:John Baker(i) District 3:Christene Moss(i) Bedford City Council Place 3:Tom Cawthra(i) District 5:Judy Needham(i) Place 3:Jim Griffin Place 4:Jim Thompson(i) District 6:Christopher Hatch(i), Place 5:Roy Turner(i) Mansfield City Council Ann Sutherland Municipal judge:Timothy Mur- Mayor:David Cook(i) Grapevine-Colleyville phy(i) Place 2:Mike Leyman(i) Place 3:Deanne Ayers Burleson City Council Place 3(unexpired term,ends in Place 4:Lisa Hall(i) Mayor:Ken Shetter 2012):Julie Short,Ben Walsh Keller Place 2:Jim Wadlow(i) North Richland Hills City Place 1:James Stitt Place 4:Matt Aiken Council Place 2:Kevin Stevenson(i) Place 6:Chip Stephens(i) Mayor:Oscar Trevino(i) Place 3:Cindy Lotton(i) Cleburne City Council Place 2:Ken Sapp(i) Mansfield _ Mayor:Tom Hazlewood,Justin Place 4:Tim Barth(i) Place 3:Michael Evans(i) Hewlett Place 6:Scott Turnage(i) Place 4:Bill Tillotson District 1:Robert O."Bob"Kelly Saginaw City Council: Place 5:Sandra Vatthauer(i) (i) Place 1:David Flory(i) Northwest District 4:John Warren(i) Place 3:Todd Flippo(i) Place 3:Daryl Laney(i) Coffeyville City Council Place 5:Alex Drew McCraw(i) Place 4:Jeannette Leong(i) Mayor:David Kelly(i) Southlake City Council Place 1:Carol Wollin(i) Place 3:Brandon Bledsoe(i) Tarrant Regional Water Place 2:Michael Muhm(i) Place 4:Al Morin District Euless City Council Place 5:Jeff Wang Jim Lane(i) Place 1:Tim Stinneford(i) Marty Leonard(i) Place 3:Linda Martin(i) School districts Forest Hill City Council Aledo Place 3:Gerald Joubert(i) Place 4:Steve Bartley Grapevine City Council Place 5:Bobby Rigues(i) Mayor:William D.Tate(i) Arlington Place 1/mayor pro tern:C.Shane Place 4:John Hibbs Wilbanks(i) Place 5:Tammy Taylor,Alisa Place 2:Sharron Spencer(i) Simmons Place 3:Mike Lease(i) Birdville Place 4:Darlene Freed(i) Place 6:Ralph Kunkel(i) Place 5:Chris Coy(i) Place 7:Cary D.Hancock(i) Place 6:Roy Stewart(i) Burleson Haltom City City Council Place 1:Charles Kirk(i),Jeff Gill Place 3:Blakely Cabano(i) Place 2:Michael Ancy(i) Place 4:Jack Dyess Carroll Place 5:Jim Sutton Place 6:John Thane(i) Place 6:Darlene Hooks(i) Place 7:Sherri Williams(i) Haslet City Council Cleburne Place 1:Waren Robb(i) Place 6:M.J.Larrison(i) Hurst City Council lace 7:David Callender PAGE / OF DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY AITNY GRIMMCK4iVIJE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C BARKER GETCIIELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /c7 (e l 1 D DATE OF ARTICLE d /a a7 I / ° NEWSPAPER FWST Winter Olympics Vancouver,Feb.12-2s om Dreaming of h Gamest _.. .„.„....„,.,,,,.„....„ ..„,,,,,,,,...,,,,,,.,,, _e ..., ,.., ,,,s,„,„,,,....„ ,„, _,„..„., .._ ,.., y� - _ _ — •_ r ?,..-,-.Y;'.:-',.1 t}' . G z '.','-`-'74'''.':a *;',4-. . — t� h• *` ♦ .,,,.7-';',,,,,-:.::'-.,44. — W k t -r it 't1 r...-,,,,,..*f . ,,,-!: '44''EW' x'f 1' tl. A ik: i • STM-TELEGRAM/RODGER MALLISON Skaters with three and four semesters of classes practice Tuesday at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Euless.In an Olympic year,the rink's skating school sees a 25 percent increase in enrollment. um ICE SKATING Olympics are boosting area rinks' business - Children as young as 3 can ly across the ice in the comps-, On an evening when NBC's skating school," said Cain, take lessons and dream of ny of other preschoolers. coverage of the Wmter O.lym- 'the facility's skating programs one day winning gold. Awns outstretched,the tiny' pics featured figure skating— manager. "Some rinks have skaters extinguished the deli- the sport dominates the 250 to 300 [students] per se- By DAVID CASSTEVENS cate orbs as they floated on air, prime-time programming for mester.In an Olympic year w.e dcasstevens@star-telegram.com clapping at them with their 10 nights _about 60 young- see maybe a 25 percent in- With the wave of an instructor's mittens. sters,divided into groups,par- crease." — wand a stream of soap bubbles Darlene Cain smiled at the ticipated in skating lessons at To coincide with the Van- magically appeared. playful scene. the Dr Pepper StarCenter Ice couver Games the StarCenter Kate Trinh,age 4,didn't hes- She wasn't surprised by the Arena in Euless. is offering the Olympic Fever _ itate. enthusiasm or the size of the "During the Winter O.lym- minimester, four weekly skat- The child ventured fearless- turnout. pics we see a big increase in our DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF — MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAIYIIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF c2 / DATE DISTRIBUTED /a 1 1 / 0 DATE OF ARTICLE l a all 0 NEWSPAPER FWST Online exclusive ing lessons for$50.Enrollment !®\ View a photo gallery of is open to beginners ages 3 and the young skaters and listen to G .e r-4r rr older. Darlene Cain talk about what it "d Most Olympic figure skaters takes to help your child become , " � f 'a start taking lessons as toddlers. an elite athlete in a video at , t,r r t} ,!` r ,�- �° Rachael Platt, the 17-year- star-telegram.com z� 9 � � old U.S. champion, put on skates at age 4.Teammate Mi- to encourage the little ones to r rai Nagasu, 16,started training move about the glassy surface at age 5. without thinking. Cain, a native of Canada, "Young children are fearN' took her daughter onto a fro- less,"Cain said."They're going ;4 . " zen pond in Ottawa when the to imitate and try without any child was 2.Ashley Cain began thought process of weighing lessons at age 4 in Euless. the consequences. ... Years of hard work and sin- Around age 5 you see them re gle-minded dedication have ally start to progress." # paid big dividends.Ashley, 14, Tristan Jones, '3, has been '041n.,.', and partner Joshua Reagan skating for four months. g won the novice pairs gold med- His father isn't interested in Y w al at the U.S. National Figure his son learning to execute a { v kg "" Skating Championships last toe loop or triple Axel a 4; , month. Ashley was also the "I'm trying to get him into x , ' novice ladies silver medalist. hockey"Mike Jones said. V4� V t The two are members of Darlene Cain's husband,Pe- . rf �G Team 2014, among the U.S. ter, is one of the StarCenter's '° ti hopefuls for the next Winter instructors. He and his sister ° ? v Games. competed in pairs figure skatas Kate TYinh and 3-year-old ing at the 1980 Winter Olymw 4 Lana Buczek may never skate pics at Lake Placid,N.Y. 7 � " $ r competitively. But the young- On the last day of Olympic ` sters are learning a skill and Fever, the Australian-born or fig* , having fun. skater will show students the y$• _ During their group lesson Olympic torch he carried at the }an instructor tossed several 2000 Games in Sydney stuffed toy animals onto the The kids can look at it. • ice.The children learn to bend Touch it. �_ r t down,pick up the objects and And,perhaps,dream. STAR- �wun�oER Mniusor; maintain their balance. The After struggling to cross the ice,Lana Buczek,3,gets help from Darlene soap bubble game is designed DAVID CASSTEVENS,817-390-7436 Cain during a class at the StarCenter. ris L DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l _ MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBR-IRYADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED o? /�?Le / / ° DATE OF ARTICLE �/4.27S // ° NEWSPAPER FWST BRIEFS Lewisville woman dies in rollover accident EULESS—A Lewisville woman was killed early Wednes- day in a one-car rollover on Texas 121,police said.The Tarrant County medical examiner's office identified the victim as Ashley Burdue,22,who died at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Burdue died from blunt- _ force trauma to her chest and head,the medical examin- er's office reported on its Web site. Her death was ruled an accident. Police received a call on the rollover about 2:45 a.m.Wednesday in the 2300 block of Texas 121, _ between Mid-Cities Boulevard and Glade Road.When they arrived,officers found a 2005 two-door yellow Chevrolet Cobalt,police said. Police believe the car went off the southbound lanes of the highway and rolled down the embankment, but they had not determined what caused the wreck. —Domingo Ramirez Jr. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /&� / / DATE OF ARTICLE o?�ay 51 0 NEWSPAPER Debra Brooks Feazelle Born Debra Lynn Brooks on August 14, 1957 to —. 3. Richard L. and Bess Rollins Brooks,in Lake Charles,LA,Debbie died at ` H is• iN4 her home on Galveston Bay in La Porte Texas on February 25,2010 after a `; : i `I 16-year battle with breast cancer. 414 Diagnosed from her first mammogram at 36,Debbie i' • s NI beat many odds of the disease through aggressive and experimental v treatments and her positive g g attitude toward not letting the cancer run her life. 3 Always the athlete,she joined the fight for the cure and set a goal of running _' 99 different Komen races, of which she eventuallyran over 50,often placingin - L � �- � the top survivors group. She served on the local Susan B.Komen Foundation / Q `fg board of directors for several years. Debbie's motto of work hard and play hard is L evidenced by her amazing career and the love of many family and friends. Her public service career spanned almost 30 years. She first served the City of Lake Charles, LA,then moved to La Porte Texas as finance officer. She progressed to the cities of McKinney and Euless,Texas. She joined the City of f Lubbock as an assistant city manager before returning to La Porte as City Manager in 2003. She retired in 2007. She received many ` accolades and accomplished many achievements in her public service career. In the public finance industry, she was active in the Texas Government Finance Officers Association, serving as president,as well as serving on the national GFOA board.After advancing to the city management field, she was active in International City/County Managers Association as well as Texas City Managers Association. She served on the University of North Texas Public Administration Advisory Board. She served in the La ` Porte Rotary Club as well as on the boards of numerous non-profit agencies. LHer friends and family will remember Debbie's high level of energy and her ability to include others with her enthusiasm. Her circles of friends spread around the states and across the globe. Her love of travel and zest for life has taken her around the world-through the Yukon on a Harley, 150 feet below through the Devils Throat at Punta Sur,the Indian Ocean on her honeymoon and two trips to her friends in New Zealand. If she wasn't travelling,she was busy planning the next trip. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents,Zack R. and Elizabeth Midkiff Brooks;maternal grandparents George C. and Flora Pendegrass Rollins;and her brother,Richard L.Brooks,Jr. She is succeeded in death by her husband,Paul Feazelle;her parents,Richard L. and Bess Rollins Brooks;her daughter and future son-in-law,Brooklyn Mackenna Cole and Greg Bell;her sister, Becky L.Brooks;her niece and nephew,Alexandra and Benjamin Grimm;as well as aunts,uncles and cousins. L A short memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm, Saturday March 6 at the First Methodist Church in La Porte,Texas. In lieu of flowers,the family requests contributions in her honor go to the Komen foundation or to the UNT MPA Debra Brooks Feazelle Internship program at https://development.unt.edu/givenow/givenow Qen.php be sure and designate it for Debra Feazealle or use #794. For mail contributions use: Debra Brooks Feazelle Internship Fund,University of North Texas,P.O.Box 310617,Denton,TX 76203. L L L L DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR . McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /,. i.e / 10 DATE OF ARTICLE /`'?5/J O NEWSPAPER FWST DISTRICT 92 I GOP PRIMARY Candidates collide in race for House seat -. The incumbent,Todd a bill from Smith that would was $25,000 from Houston Smith,says Jeff Cason has ..es' have allowed defendants to home builder and frequent • ,` '• petition a judge to be exempt- GOP contributor Bob Pe distorted his record. x. l g p �' ed from registering as a sex of- and his wife,Doylenne.Cason By AMAN BATHEJA n - $:" fender if their crime involved also took in $21,859 from the abatheja@star-telegram.com consensual sex with a minor. Houston-based Citizen Lead- With less than a week until the Smith Cason Judges already have discretion er PAC, which describes itself — primaries, accusations of in such cases where the defen- as "pro-liberty," and $17,660 mudslinging are flying across Cason on the council except dant is under 18. Smith said from the Austin-based Em- Tarrant County's mid-cities as Roger Fisher, who joined the his bill would have allowed power Texans PAC,an offshoot state Rep. Todd Smith of Eu- council last year. A call to judges that same discretion of Texans for Fiscal Responsi- — less battles former Bedford Ci- Councilman Roy Turner, who for defendants who are 18 or bility. Both political action ty Councilman Jeff Cason. declined to take part in the let- 19 when the victims were no committees operate Web sites The Republican primary ter but has endorsed Smith, more than four years younger. aimed at Smith:Empower Tex- — for District 92 has drawn state- was not returned Wednesday. The bill passed with strong ans runs StopToddSmith.com, wide attention and has been In an e-mailed response to support in the Legislature but and Citizen Leader runs De- among the most bitter in the Star-Telegram,Cason said was vetoed by Gov.Perry,who featToddSmith.com. North Texas this year.The win- he has not distorted Smith's wrote that it failed "to ade- Smith said his opponent's — ner of Tuesday's primary will record. quately protect young vic- donations show who stands to face Democrat John Schleeter "Todd is saying I'm un- tiros." gain if he's replaced. in November. truthful but . . . everything I Smith took issue with the "I think that's simply an in- The race grew more intense have pointed to about Todd imagery of a beaten girl for a dication that the members of — this week as Cason's fundrais- are his votes or the bills he's bill that involved only cases of this district currently have a ing report showed him receiv- authored,and every word I've consensual sex. He also said representative who is willing ing a surge in donations in the said about his voting is corn- Cason misrepresented the bill to say no to a billionaire when past month from a handful of pletely accurate and available by saying it would have they are wrong,"Smith said. — Republican activists outside on the Internet and in the leg- changed the handling of cases Cason noted that most of the area. Smith responded islative record,"Cason said. involving girls "as young as Smith's donations also came with a letter from Bedford Story praised Cason as a 13." from PACs, though the — Mayor Jim Story and five of the councilman and friend but Cason stood by his charac- amounts were smaller.Smith's six City Council members en- said he had lost sleep over Ca- terization of Smith's bill. biggest donation was $12,500 dorsing Smith and criticizing son's "inflammatory" cam- 'Anyone can read the bill from the Texas House Leader- Cason for engaging in"brutal, paign mailers. He pointed to for themselves and they'll see ship Fund,a PAC run by House — personal and misguided char- one that featured the face of a that Todd thinks 17-year-old Speaker Joe Straus and Repub- acter assassination." beaten girl. The text reads, young men who coerce a 13- lican committee chairmen in "Jeff Cason's campaign has "Todd Smith authored a bill al- year-old girl into 'consensual' the House. distorted Todd Smith's record lowing CONVICTED SEXUAL sex should have a way off of "What the voters of this dis- — for the sake of winning,with- PREDATORS to live in our the sexual predatory registry," trict want is someone who will out any regard for the truth— neighborhoods without regis- Cason wrote. actually represent their con- and at the same time, he has tering on a sexual predators servative values,not pander to offered no solutions for the se- list." Campaign finances political action committees — rious issues facing our corn- Fisher called it "the most Cason reported raising and play word games about munity and our state."the let- disgusting piece of political $91,049 between Jan. 22 and their voting record," Cason ter reads. literature I think I've ever Feb.20.Smith reported raising said. _ All of the Bedford officials seen." $56,398. listed in the letter worked with The mailer is in reference to Cason's largest donation AMAN BATHEJA,817-390-7695 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF — N14YOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRLM MCXAMJE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR 1YIcDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED �('-' I I/CD DATE OF ARTICLE �a 77 NEWSPAPER FWST EDITORIAL ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS - Texas House races mostl about h y tw ocan be - most conservative -.,. tees—and one of those committees son a lot of money, and he has re- Texas House District 92 Hurst, Euless and Bedford voters is mostly financed by a Midland oil- sponded with a mudslinging cam should worry.A very small group of man. The Houston total includes paign.The winner will take on Dem- _ campaign contributors from Hous- $30,000 from home builders Dick ocrat John Schleeter in November. ton, Midland ` to' Weekley,Bob Perry and Doylene Per- The Star-Telegram recommends o , `idlseven-termand Austinstas :Rep.wants Todd ry' along with $21,858.81 from the Todd Smith in the Republican pri- shoveSmith of Euless out of office.' newly formed Citizen Leader PAC mary for Texas House District 92. (which itself gets most of its money — Smith's conservative values have from Weekley,a good match for those in H- any,developer Leo Linbeck E-B for 14 years, but apparently not per Trammellhe family Dallas based devel C oper enough for these outsiders. per Crow). Their candidate in Tuesday's Re From Midland came$16,100 in oil publican primary is former Bedford money from seven people,$12,500 of CityCouncilmanJeff Cason, 56, and it from oilrhan Kyle Stallings. From they've financed his campaign dur- Austin, the Empower Texans PAC. ... ing February to the tune of gave $17,660.96. Empower Texans $88,619.77.bThat's 97 percent e Co- has received $60,000 this year from son's campaign contributions as of oilman Tim Dunn of Midland. The Feb. 20, according to reports filed; Texas Oil & Gas PAC gave Cason with the Texas Ethics Commission. $3,000. The money comes from 10 people It makes Smith's $56,398.41 gained during the same period look and three political action commit- ., puny. Much of Smith's money came from 35 lobby groups pushing differ- ent causes,in Austin and putting up $500 to$2,000.Smith's Hurst-Euless- . Bedford'contributions outnumber Cason's 58 to 5.He filed a special re- port this week saying Bob Perry gave him$5,000 on Feb.23. What does this group have against Smith?Maybe it's because he helped abolish the Texas ResidentialCon- struction Commission, which was supposed to be a watchdog over builders but ended up burying con- sumer complaints. Maybe it's be- cause Smith, 46, didn't kowtow to now-deposed House Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland. Maybe it's,be- cause he dared to work toward a _ compromise to get a Voter ID bill passed. Whatever it is, it has`brought Ca