A reasonable person would not question the righteousness of the mission, which is rooting out fraud and fighting crime. Yet it’s not unreasonable to ask whether so many Texas Attorney General’s Office investigators need assault-style rifles, handguns and tactical gear to get it done.
Texas conservatives who believed they were voting for leaner, more efficient government by electing Greg Abbott and other Republicans might be surprised to learn that they also were enabling a growing — and increasingly costly — plainclothes police force.
Source: Editorial: Texas AG spends too much to arm white-collar investigators | Dallas Morning News