ly ▁among ▁other ▁reasons , ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁family ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁him ▁to ▁run ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁while ▁O ' R our ke ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁state ▁on ▁vac ation , ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁deput ies ▁were ▁installing ▁a ▁two - way ▁radio ▁in ▁O ' R our ke ' s ▁vehicle ▁discovered ▁a ▁tied ▁cond om ▁containing ▁an ▁off - white ▁pow der ▁they ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁either ▁c oca ine ▁or ▁hero in . ▁A ▁sh er iff ' s ▁captain ▁ordered ▁the ▁subst ance ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁incident ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁light ▁to ▁both ▁O ' R our ke ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁until ▁months ▁later . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁captain ▁was ▁ind icted ▁by ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁official ▁mis con duct ▁and ▁tam per ing ▁with ▁evidence . ▁O ' R our ke ▁and ▁the ▁sh er iff ' s ▁captain ▁said ▁they ▁believed ▁the ▁pow der ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁into ▁O ' R our ke ' s ▁vehicle ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁O ' R our ke ' s ▁political ▁enemies . ▁ ▁From ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Texas ▁J ails ▁Stand ards ▁Commission . ▁O ' R our ke ▁served ▁as ▁state ▁co - ch air man ▁for ▁J esse ▁Jackson ▁during ▁Jackson ' s ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁bid