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Texas Lottery Operator Rebrands Amid Scandals

International Game Technology PLC is rebranding its global business to Brightstar Lottery amid scandals surrounding its operation of the Texas Lottery. The announcement comes one year after IGT reached a deal with asset management firm Apollo Global Management to...

A Special Session on Bail Reform?

While Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed several new bail reform measures, he has alluded to the possibility of a special session to finish the job. In a May interview with the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Brian Phillips, Right on Crime’s State Director Nikki...

Former US Soldier Sentenced for Smuggling Illegals Into Texas


Former U.S. Army soldier Enrique Jauregui has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for assisting in the transportation of illegal aliens for monetary gain, after being caught and arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in late November. Fellow soldiers, Angel Palma...

Don’t Be An Idiot

  In ancient Greek, there was a word used to describe individuals who didn’t participate in political affairs: ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs). If your ancient Greek is as bad as mine, maybe it would help to know the word we get from it: idiot.   It was not a derogatory term...