6) Bad Deals – Another session, another agency in scandal, another chief forced out. This time it was Health and Human Services Commissioner (and former state senator) Kyle Janek, plus his chief counsel (and former Travis County state rep) Jack Stick, resigning after brutal Senate Finance Committee hearings on massive contracting irregularities and allegations of nepotism. The House General Investigating and Ethics Committee then launched an investigation into no-bid contracts at 11 agencies.
Source: 2015 News Top 10s – Top 10 Lege Stories: Texas Legislature – News – The Austin Chronicle