West Loop Conservatives

The current selection of the West Loop Conservatives Book Club is To Rescue The Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, The Fragile Union and the Crisis of 1876 by Brett Baier.

My liberal friends — yes, I have them — have been telling me for months that Republican concerns about Sharia law are overblown. Is there an example anywhere in Texas of Sharia law being used to override American law and do harm?

Well, I found it. Specifically, I found it at Texas patriot Tony Buzbee’s wedding.

The time: July 2021. The place: Moody Gardens, Galveston.

I was seated for dinner across from someone I had not expected to share a roll basket with: Mohammad Ali Choudhri, a Houston real estate developer worth at least nine figures.

I told him I was with the media — I’m a talk radio host and half of the Walton and Johnson Show. He did not look delighted. Sitting next to a stranger at a wedding is always like spinning a roulette wheel, and they treated me like I was double-zero.

Later I learned why Choudhri would be skeptical of chatting with someone who talks into a microphone for a living. Wayne Dolcefino, the former Channel 13 investigative reporter who now runs his own investigative firm, has been investigating Choudhri for years. He even sued Dolcefino over his reporting.

Choudhri has been involved in all sorts of swirling scandals involving his businesses and, bizarrely, a relationship with former civil district judge Brittanye Morris. But here’s the part that involves Sharia: His divorce.

Choudhri has lived in Houston since he was three. In 2008 he traveled to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. He was about 28. His wife-to-be, Hira Azhar, was 18. She joined him here in 2010.

During the marriage they accumulated more than $100 million in community assets — Texas law’s way of saying what a couple builds together is not necessarily a solo prize. In 2012 he sent her back to Pakistan, ostensibly to deal with a visa. The Texas Supreme Court would later describe what happened as a “ruse.”

In 2013, while she was still there, he divorced her without her knowledge. The mechanism was talaq, a form of unilateral divorce under Islamic law. That’s right: Sharia was afoot.

Azhar was not served with the proceeding and did not participate in it. Notice appeared for five days in a Pakistani newspaper she never saw.

She learned she had been divorced two years later. Azhar returned to Houston in 2015 and filed in Harris County. She wanted a divorce under Texas law and a fair division of the marital estate. A Houston trial court said no. Pakistan had already acted, and the court recognized that judgment under comity — the courtesy courts sometimes extend to foreign judgments. Think of it as like dying in the Matrix: If you get married or divorced anywhere else in the world, it happens in real life.

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EVENT UPDATE - Unfortunately, the restaurant has informed us, a few hours ago, that they are closing for business. Today is their last day. We will be on the lookout for a new venue in the area, and will alert you once we have a new restaurant to host our meetings.

I apologize for the trouble and appreciate your understanding.

Howdy, all - we've had an event update. Our monthly West Loop Conservative meeting - headlining Jacqueline Lucci Smith (for Harris County Attorney) and Claudio Gutierrez (candidate for Harris County Appraisal District) has moved to TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.

That's the day after it was originally scheduled. We're still meeting at 7PM at Cyclone Anaya's at 3736 Westheimer.

See you then!

This month, we are proud to host Judge Jacqueline Lucci Smith and Claudio J. Gutierrez as our main speakers. Smith is running for Harris County Attorney, and Gutierrez is running for Harris County Appraisal District - and is endorsed by Kyle Scott (Kyle Scott Campaign). We desperately need these two outstanding individuals in office.

See you on Monday, August 31 - 7PM - Cyclone Anaya's on Westheimer.

Thank you to Luisa Deason for joining West Loop Conservatives this past Monday. She brought passion, facts, and her vast breadth of experience serving ICE and DHS, as well as a reporter for Telemundo. Some points she mentioned:

- death threats against ICE agents have increased an astounding 8000%
- birthright citizenship is vastly abused and must be ended. No other nation has such a broad policy extending citizenship to nearly any individual. Now, millions of children who automatically became citizens are sponsoring their parents for citizenship - ballooning the immigration crisis to unimaginable levels. How can we account for who is in this country?
- reporters are not conducting thorough investigations. Jumping to conclusions prior to final federal investigations on ICE shootings serve no one and harm our community

Listen to Luisa on the Michael Berry show:

Former Investigative Reporter Louisa Deason Reveals Media Narrative & Lies Regarding Immigration Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Hello Patriots!

I’m excited to announce that our next meeting will feature Luisa Deason as our guest speaker. Her unique background makes her upcoming visit informative and compelling - so join us!

Luisa is a former investigative reporter and morning news anchor at Telemundo. She also served as a Public Affairs Officer with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and later with ICE. She currently hosts the podcast Frontline Facts with Luisa Deason, where she covers immigration, public policy, national security, and local Houston/Harris County issues. Luisa is the author of the book A Reporter’s Journey Inside Media, DHS and ICE. The book explores how stories are framed in the media, the rise of outrage-driven journalism, psychological manipulation through headlines, the power of omission, and the importance of critical thinking in the digital age. It is part memoir, part investigative reflection, and a timely societal warning. The book is available on Amazon, as well. Luisa frequently participates in local political and community discussions on immigration enforcement, law enforcement coordination, and Harris County issues.

MEETING DETAILS
- Monday, July 27
- Doors open at 6:30PM, and the program begins at 7PM
- Location: Cyclone Anaya's - 3736 Westheimer

As always, each attendee is on their own tab. Please show the restaurant your appreciation for the use of their free room with a purchase of a drink or meal.

The discussion group for the West Loop Conservatives Book Club will next meet on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 1:00pm at La Madeleine. The address is 5885 San Felipe. The book will be Alito by Molly Hemingway.

The current selection of the West Loop Conservatives Book Club is Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution by Molly Hemingway.