In this series, we’ve explored the meteoric rise of Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the men responsible for its success. In this final episode, we’ll ask what happens when an organization achieves its goals but can’t step away from the seat of power it’s occupied for so long. And we’ll ask, has TLR “become what it set out to replace?”
Texans were told the lottery would fund education, but that was a lie. Examine the lottery’s predatory nature, and how the agency that administers the game has a bad habit of going rogue, exposing Texans to more pernicious forms of gambling.
Find out how an international gambling syndicate secured one of the largest jackpots in Texas history and how the lottery commission, the agency tasked with refereeing the lottery, helped.
How are lawmakers, the attorney general, and the governor potentially playing with fire by allowing online lottery ticket sales?
The lottery is engineered to give people hope, but the odds are hopelessly stacked in the state’s favor.
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