Houston taking a look at ACORN grant
Mayor orders probe after group comes under fire
By CINDY HORSWELL
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Sept. 18, 2009, 9:47PM

The brewing national controversy over questionable practices by the community activist group ACORN is spilling into the organization's Houston operations, with calls for reviews of its past government contracts and prohibition of any future taxpayer funding.

“It's unfortunate there have been problems with ACORN thousands of miles away from Houston,â€