First motorcycle gathering since Waco melee set for Harris County - Chron.com

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was used to indict Bandidos in 2005. Texas Monthly reported that the feds considered the gang an "organized criminal enterprise" that used "intimidation, extortion, violence and threats of... Tier 1 gangs like the Tango Blast pose the greatest threat to Texas due to ties "with Mexican cartels, large membership numbers, high levels of transnational criminal activity and organizational effectiveness. Other Tier 2 gangs include the Bloods, the Crips and the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. The first regional gathering of motorcycle riders since the Waco melee in which nine people were killed and 175 arrested in mid May is scheduled for Saturday in Harris County. "We are aware of that event, that they are going to have it," said Ryan Sullivan, a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office. It will be at the sprawling Hawg Stop Bar and Grill on Sheldon Road, according to the group's calendar , which is posted online. UPDATE: Delmer Barkley, owner of Hawg Stop , which sits on 35 acres with a lake and boasts of the best cheeseburgers in town, said he's been in the biker business all his life and never had a problem, and doesn't expect one this weekend. Source: www.chron.com