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  • Farouk Shami Releases Border Policy in El Paso - 1/13/2010

    Jan 13, 2010 - Farouk Shami Says Border Communities Important to Texas' Future   Mexico is not a threat, it is an opportunity. We must continue to foster trade and embrace the jobs it brings to our state.   EL PASO- Farouk Shami believes we need to build successful communities on the...

  • TribBlog: Clearing the Air

    Jan 8, 2010 - January 8, 2010 Excerpt from TribBlog: Clearing the Air by Reeve Hamilton , Texas Tribune Democrat Farouk Shami says, "It's politicians like Bill White, Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison that have neglected our environment for years with political posturing. It's time for Texas to...

  • Shami lays out plaftorm in Austin

    Dec 9, 2009 - by MARTIN BARTLETT / KVUE News AUSTIN -- From hair-care guru to the highest office in Texas, Houston businessman Farouk Shami says he's got what it takes to be the next governor of Texas. “I want to get used to living in Austin, of course, as the next...

  • Likely Democratic gubernatorial candidate campaigns in S.A.

    Oct 21, 2009 - By Gilbert Garcia Palestinian American cosmetologists don't have a long track record of success in Texas politics, but Farouk Shami likes to remind people that he's beaten the odds before. The 66-year-old native of Ramallah in the West Bank immigrated to the United States in 1965 and...

  • Hair-care king wants a new job: governor

    Sep 16, 2009 - By KEN HOFFMAN Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle He is educated. He is sharp and energetic. He runs a billion-dollar business in North Houston, and he employs thousands of Texans. His products are top of the line, “Made in the U.S.A.,” and he exports them to 106 countries. Now...

  • Coming Home: Appliance Maker Drops China to Produce in Texas

    Aug 24, 2009 - By TIMOTHY AEPPEL HOUSTON -- Farouk Shami, a Palestinian-born hairdresser who built a $1 billion manufacturing company around a popular line of hair irons, is moving all of his production of hand-held appliances from China to a sprawling new factory here. The move flies in the face of...