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Breaking News: Facing National Pressure, Houston Mayor Drops Subpoenas of Pastors

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On October 29, 2014, Houston mayor Anissa Parker announced that she is asking city attorneys to drop the controversial subpoena of pastors’ communications. Parker claimed the subpoenas were still appropriate but that she did not “want to have a national debate on freedom of religion when my purpose is to defend … a city ordinance.”

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