- 3 - she would return after school had finished and drive them back to her house. The preschoolers would remain in petitioner’s care throughout the day. Petitioner would use her Chevy Astro van to transport the children to and from school. Petitioner operated her child care business without paid assistance. However, petitioner’s sister “or somebody” would help out on a volunteer basis. Property Maintenance and Cleanup Business Petitioner operated this business as a contractor for Action Properties of Tomball, Texas. Petitioner provided services such as lawn mowing and debris clearing for townhomes and single- family residences that had been repossessed after default on loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Petitioner would care for the property until it was resold. Most of the properties were located in Houston and the immediate environs. Petitioner’s older son, Clifton Lamb, was employed as a truck driver in 2000, but he helped out on an occasional basis in the property maintenance and cleanup business. Clifton’s friend, Michael Dean, who lived in petitioner’s home “on and off”, also helped out. Petitioner’s younger son, Adam Lamb, may also have helped out from time to time when he was not attending college at Texas Southern University. Whether other individuals may have provided assistance in the operation of the business is notPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next
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