Tribpedia: Jack Gullahorn

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Jack W. Gullahorn is a lobbyist who is president and general counsel to the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, a trade association for lobbyists in Texas founded in 2002. He also operates a public issues consulting firm based in Austin.

Formerly, Gullahorn was senior vice president of Public Strategies Inc., the Austin-based public affairs firm. He's also a former ...

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What's at Stake in the Tom DeLay Trial?

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay walks to the 331st District Court of Travis County during the August 2010 start of pre-trial hearings on corruption and money laundering charges against the former politician.
Enlarge photo by: Bob Daemmrich
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay walks to the 331st District Court of Travis County during the August 2010 start of pre-trial hearings on corruption and money laundering charges against the former politician.

Today, five years after Tom DeLay’s fall from power, his trial on the money laundering and conspiracy charges that forced his resignation as U.S. House majority leader is finally slated to begin. What's at stake, other than voyeuristic curiosity about whether a former congressman will go to prison?