Hitchcock Mayor arrested after sweeping gambling investigation targets City Hall operations

A wide-ranging gambling investigation in Hitchcock, Texas, has led to the arrest of the city’s mayor after authorities fanned out across town with dozens of search warrants.

Investigators with the Galveston County Organized Crime Task Force carried out 21 search warrants in Hitchcock on February 18. The coordinated effort included multiple suspected game rooms and, notably, City Hall.

In a statement shared by the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook, officials said the warrants were executed “on February 18...