Todd Staples TX Dept of Agriculture Responsible For Child's Death

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is reporting a case from 2007 that resulted in the death of a Texas child. 2 year old Vantashia Samuels died from the mis application of the toxin Phostoxin on her home in Lubbock. The chemical was meant to kill roaches. Instead, it poisoned an entire family and killed a toddler. The Texas Department of Agriculture could have prevented the situation had it not laid off regulatory field inspectors in order for Commissioner Todd Staples to show a budget surplus in the department. This is just another example of what happens when Republicans look at dollar signs and their own egos, rather than the public good.