Taking a chance

A systems analyst with the Texas Lottery says the state agency "misled lawmakers about an emergency control center that doesn't work, blocked open record requests and bullied employees into secrecy," according to the Houston Chronicle.

The lottery employee makes this claim in an email to Mission's state Rep. Kino Flores and another legislator.

Sure, I gave Flores grief a couple of years ago over wasting time on making chips and salsa the state snack when there was real work to be done, but as chairman of the House committee that oversees the Lottery, Kino doesn't take any crap from its officials. This agency needs a serious overhaul.