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The Texas Ethics Committee has fined Texas legislator Allen Fletcher $6,500, after they said he failed to respond to a complaint alleging corporate contributions and improper reporting of contributions.

The nine page order runs through a host of allegations filed by members of the Texas Ethics Advisory Board, a Tea Party affiliated group which has filed several complaints against politicians of both political parties.

The order from the TEC states that Fletcher denied the allegations, but failed to respond to a list of written questions that the TEC sent him last April.

“Postal records show that the document was delivered to the respondent on May 1, 2012,” the TEC order states. “To date, the respondent has not submitted a response to the questions.”

The TEC stated that they could not find evidence that Fletcher willingly accepted corporate contributions. Other allegations that Fletcher did not properly disclose the amount of certain contributions were dismissed.

“Thirty of the contributions at issue did not come from a corporation or labor organization,” the document states. “For 11 contributions, the evidence was inconclusive as to the status of the contributor or the respondent’s knowledge of that status.”

The TEC document states that there was credible information that six contributions did not properly disclose the contributors full name and the full address or occupations of 12 contributors.

The main violation, according to documents, is Fletcher allegedly not responding to the TEC’s written questions, which is what caused the hefty fine.

William Elmer, a spokesperson for the Texas Ethics Advisory Board, said the group filed the complaints because it believes Fletcher had illegally used or accepted funds.

“Fletcher has turned on the Tomball Tea Party and reneged on his pledges of smaller government and immigration reform,” he said in a statement. “Fletcher now supports sanctuary city status for Tomball and supported the establishment of a day labor center there.”

Fletcher did not respond to an interview request before press time.

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The Greater Tomball Pachyderm Club meeting, Thursday, September 6, 2012, will have Rep. Allen Fletcher, District 130, speaking on “Human Trafficking in Houston and Texas” at 7pm.

Houston has become a hub for sex trafficking because of its diverse population, location along transnational highway I-10, and accessibility as an international air-and-sea port. The human trafficking... industry in Houston has been covered by media outlets from the Houston Chronicle to “Texas Monthly.”    American teens are being trafficked out of Houston's hotels and motels. Typically, girls are sold over the Internet and delivered by their traffickers to men at local motels.

Representative Allen Fletcher serves the people of House District 130 in the Texas House of Representatives. Allen is the Vice Chair of the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee and is the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Subcommittee. He is on   the Human Trafficking, Senate and House Joint Committee. He is also the only representative in Harris County to serve on the House Transportation Committee.

Elected in 2008, Allen is a Tomball businessman, community activist, Christian, devoted husband, and loving father. In addition to his 21 years in law enforcement, he has been involved in the Tomball and Harris County communities for many years. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Tomball, the Tomball Emergency Preparedness Committee, and the State Bar of Texas Review Committee. Allen is a member of the Sam Houston State University Alumni Association Board of Directors, Sam Houston Museum Board and the President's Circle. He also sponsors a scholarship for criminal justice at SHSU. Allen is a proud lifetime member of the Houston Police Officers Associations well as a graduate and lifetime member of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.

The meeting is open to the public; join the GTPC on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7pm to learn more about   “Human Trafficking”.

Social networking for the GTPC meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting and program at 7 p.m. The GTPC meeting will be at Nona’s Italian Grill, 1025 Alma St. Tomball, Texas 77375.  All interested are invited to attend.

The Greater Tomball Pachyderm Club is an active organization dedicated to educating others about the political process in the U.S. There is no charge to attend meetings. Dinner and/or beverages are Dutch treat.

For additional information, contact Barbara Tague at 713-851-0737 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .