The leaders of the Texas Senate and House of Representatives are bitterly divided over their dueling property tax plans, but they have something new in common: both are being sued by Horizon Bank over a real estate deal gone awry.
As Class A buildings downtown face leasing woes, Horizon is accusing House Speaker Dade Phelan, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Comptroller Glenn Hegar of blowing up a lease it signed with a state agency at its new downtown building, 600 West 5th Street.