Christopher Armacost

Federal Judge Dismisses Hitchcock’s Suit Over Seized $721K

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Hitchcock Gambling Case | Federal Judge Tosses $721K Suit

HITCHCOCK, Texas – The city of Hitchcock has lost its bid to claw back $721,408 that Galveston County drew out of a municipal bank account, after a federal judge ruled that two limbs of the same state government cannot take their constitutional grievances to federal court against each other. The result leaves the disputed funds … Read more

Texas Court Ruling on Eight-Liners Triggers Game Room Raids Across the State

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Texas Eight-Liner Ruling Triggers Game Room Raids | News

A March 17, 2026 Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals ruling has triggered a statewide crackdown on eight-liner game rooms, including police raids in Galveston and Bexar counties and the arrest of a sitting Hitchcock mayor. Small Texas cities are scrambling to ban the machines outright before losing the permit-fee revenue some have come to depend on.