As a poison pill to House Bill 2160, Rep. Kino Flores‘ somewhat-ill-considered bill shelling out even more advertising dollars to the Texas Lottery, opponents jokingly offered an amendment bringing back Scratchman. The lotto superhero was apparently quite the popular pitchman – before moral concerns sent him the way of Joe Camel.
Surprisingly, the amendment initially passed, before a successful motion to reconsider passed due to those same moral qualms. Stand by your Scratchman!
… And the bill’s delayed until later this afternoon. Will Old Scratch ride again? Stay tuned!
This article appears in May 4 • 2007.