a place of great vice and corruption
as a gubernatorial candidate he claimed that the state capitol was an Augean stable that desperately needed to be cleaned out
The soap was almost out at one of the kitchen hand sinks, no food thermometer was available and a buildup of food debris was found on some of the equipment.
—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
One of the handwash sinks leaked water onto the floor.
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