(From left to right) House Speaker Gus F. Mutscher (D), Governor Preston Smith (D), former president Lyndon B. Johnson (D), and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes (D), at "Gus Mutscher Day" in Brenham, Texas, August 17, 1970. Within two years, the political careers of Mutscher, Smith, Barnes, and numerous other state officials would be ended by the Sharpstown scandal. President Johnson was not involved.
The Sharpstown scandal was a stock fraud scandal in the state of Texas in 1971 and 1972 involving the highest levels of the state government. The name came from the involvement of the Sharpstown area of Houston.
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The Sharpstownscandal was a stock fraud scandal in the state of Texas in 1971 and 1972 involving the highest levels of the state government. The name...
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As part of the reform movement in state politics stemming from the Sharpstownscandal, Briscoe won election as governor in 1972. During his six years as...
taking fourth place with only 8% of the vote amid the fallout from the Sharpstownscandal. Briscoe went on to win the general election by a relatively small...
rapid rate. The Sharpstownscandal, which concerned government bribes involving real estate developer Frank Sharp (neighborhood of Sharpstown is named after...
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Texas, the defeat of Smith has been considered a casualty of the SharpstownScandal. Texas also had a system of governors serving two-year terms until...
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has been enveloped in controversies since its establishment. The "Sharpstownscandal" of 1971 stands out as a significant incident in its history. Reform...
and others tainted, for real or imaginary reasons, by the infamous Sharpstownscandal. All were defeated by "reform" candidates. Martin died of a heart...
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University), founded in 1960, offers bachelor's and graduate degrees at its Sharpstown campus. The school is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of...
anti-incumbent sweep after the Sharpstown Bank-stock Scandal despite neither being an incumbent nor involved at all with the scandal. From 1973 to 1974, Yarborough...
elected and appointed officials, an issue highlighted by the Sharpstown banking scandal of 1971. He was elected to the Railroad Commission in 1980 and...
for the location for its Manned Spacecraft Center. September 14, 1961 - Sharpstown Mall opens and is the first indoor air-conditioned mall in the world....
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