03:58 PM CST on Friday, November 28, 2003

By Dan Lauck / 11 News

HOUSTON -- As election day nears, a controversial figure has reappeared and raised questions about one council candidate.

During lunchtime downtown a small group of protestors have set up across the street from police headquarters hoping to call attention to two recent, controversial deaths at the hands of city cops.

Among the protestors was a candidate for city council.

"How you doing? I’m Ronald Green,how are you doing?,” the candidate said as he worked the crowd.

With city elections little more than a week away, Ronald Green is still introducing himself to the community.

Meanwhile, a self-proclaimed snitch, Brenda Flores, was using her Website to raise questions about Green's payment of taxes.

At issue was, first, a $2200 payment to the IRS for his political expenditures which was easily explained.

"I have employees that we take taxes from their checks and we pay payroll taxes. And that's what we paid to the IRS,” Green explains.

Second was Green's failure to pay a yearly franchise tax to the state on time.

Green said it was simply an oversight and proved it had since been paid.

That wasn’t enough to satisfy his opponent, Councilman Bert Keller. "I think it's irresponsible,” Keller said.

She came to prominence earlier when she claimed she was offered $5000 to put a fake Bill White on the ballot.

Now, Green says Flores called his campaign last week and asked for a $2500 consulting fee.

"We told her we didn't need her and the next thing we get is this," explains Green.

"That's not true,” Flores argues. "I don't need a job."

Now, with only a few days left before the election, Ronald Green says anything is possible.

The runoff will be held on December 6.