Cactus Records Reopens In Houston

A longtime hotspot for Texas and regional musicians -- and a beacon for their fans -- has reopened with some of the same faces.

Except for ownership and location, little has changed at Cactus Records, which reopened Saturday. Quinn Bishop, who managed the old store, is an owner of the new.

The independent music boutique sells all types of music, but it specializes in Texas music and focuses on providing a venue for local and regional musicians. The 6,000-square-foot shop sits in a shopping strip just a few blocks from the original.

After owners of the original store, Bud and Don Daily, retired and shut down the business in March 2006, they gave the naming rights to Bishop, who had worked at the store for 20 years.

He is now one of four owners. In addition, most of the old staff has returned.

Judge Harassed Woman For Years

Here in Houston, it was reported recently how a district judge had been sexually harassing a woman for years:

Family and friends of a federal court employee whose sexual misconduct complaint led to the suspension of U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent told a newspaper that Kent repeatedly harassed the woman over four years, including allegations of improper touching.

Those include the alleged assault in March that began an investigation ending with the September reprimand against Kent by a federal panel, a rare disciplinary action against a federal judge.

The reprimand by the Judicial Council of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals includes no details of the complaint. But in a story published Sunday by the Houston Chronicle, people close to the alleged victim described in detail the alleged groping in an office room.

It probably took her a long time to convince someone that this was happening. People tend to look at a person's position and then reaching an erroneous conclusion that since that person holds a certain position, they could not possibly be guilty of what they have been accused of.