, ▁illegal ▁imm igration ▁and ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁financi ers ▁seized ▁Af ra ' s ▁assets , ▁including ▁F PH , ▁and ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁sell ▁them . ▁Af ra ▁maintain s ▁the ▁sale ▁was ▁def ic ient ▁and ▁leg ally ▁rev ok able . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁au ction ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁law ▁office ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Houston ▁where ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Y ellow ▁Cab ▁Houston , ▁Steve ▁Har ter , ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁himself . ▁ ▁West heimer ▁Block ▁Party ▁and ▁Free ▁Press ▁Summer ▁Festival ▁Him self ▁a ▁performing ▁music ian ▁and ▁one - time ▁bass ▁guitar ▁instruct or , ▁Free ▁Press ▁Houston ▁publish er ▁O mar ▁Af ra ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁interested ▁in ▁event ▁production . ▁ ▁This ▁interest ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁scale ▁rev ival ▁over ▁several ▁years ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 9 ) ▁of ▁Houston ' s ▁legend ary ▁West heimer ▁Street ▁Festival ▁as ▁the ▁" West heimer ▁Block ▁Party ". ▁ ▁Later , ▁Mr . ▁Af ra ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁principal ▁prom oter ▁of ▁Free ▁Press ▁Summer ▁Fest , ▁a ▁two - day ▁annual ▁event ▁held ▁in ▁Ele an or ▁T ins ley ▁Park . ▁ ▁Fe aturing ▁head lin ers ▁as ▁diverse ▁as ▁Will ie ▁Nelson ▁and ▁I gg y ▁Pop , ▁Free ▁Press ▁Summer ▁Festival ▁has ▁served ▁to ▁bring ▁attention ▁to ▁Houston ' s ▁active ▁role ▁within ▁American ▁musical ▁culture ▁and ▁growing ▁role ▁within ▁the ▁U . S