Public Corruption has infected Texas for many years. From the Mexican Drug Cartels multi billion dollar drug smuggling business into Texas to the organized crime that make many more billions trafficking it within the state. How do all those drugs get here? Why do we have so many people in this state who are openly on narcotics? Especially Methamphetamine. Texas has been in a meth epidemic for several years now with no end in sight.

Texas created a Public Corruption Unit in Austin that had the authority to investigate and prosecute any public corruption anywhere in the state. When it was responsible for then Governor Rick Perry’s indictment it was soon largely unfunded and changed. Corruption prosecutions are now in the hands of hometown cronies.

The Texas Rangers does have a public integrity unit. However in the last 2 decades the Texas Rangers are not what they once were. No, they bury more cases than they make. If you are the city bus driver who gets caught taking cash and dropping a passenger at an unauthorized bus stop. Stick a fork in yourself because you are done. A corrupt county official? As long as your actions are not overly blatant and you don’t anger the wrong folks, they seem to look the other way.

Here in Texas we currently have drug cartels operating openly, dirty cops, crooked judges and corrupt politicians at every level. All running rampant with little deterrent. The FBI who traditionally prosecuted public corruption have been locked in anti terrorism since 9/11 and have neglected many areas they once were prolific in combating.