More than 1,000 people people jammed the First Baptist Church in downtown Austin today for the funeral of former Attorney General and Dallas congressman Jim Mattox. The Dallas Democrat who succeeded Mattox in Congress, John Bryant, called him "a lion...
Heres the initial report from the Austin American-Statesman....
Former Attorney General Jim Mattox feels Fred Baron's pain. At the jammed packed Texas delegation brunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, Mr. Mattox told Mr. Baron not to worry about the media frenzy created when the Democratic fund-raiser revealed...