Test your knowledge of the biggest Watchdog consumer stories of spring 2026, from credit card fees and Lotto Texas to data centers and water bill surcharges. Answers at the bottom.
a) Debit cards should not have credit card processing fees attached to them because the money is immediately withdrawn from an account.
b) Governments must charge fees on all payments.
c) Complaints about violators should go to the county treasurer’s office.
a) Politics has nothing to do with me with regard to what projects I work on.
b) Keeping Michael Morris out of this political situation is the best strategy for me.
c) His 300-page master plan for FIFA transportation was going well.
b) electricity consumption
a) Former police chief Matthew Melton Cantrell was charged with racketeering, promoting prostitution and sexual assault of a crime victim.
b) Members of the police department allegedly harassed political enemies, including school board and City Council members.
c) A prostitution ring allegedly operated in town with police protection, some of whom were customers.
a) Leaving plastic water bottles in the heat allows water to break down the plastic into harmful microplastics and nanoplastics.
b) Storing water is safer in glass containers.
c) Using tap water with water filters is recommended.
7. The latest on the $95 million Lotto Texas scheme is:
a) The game involved has been suspended.
b) Interpol, the global police force, is investigating.
c) Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief has been indicted on state charges of using his office “to harm and defraud.”
b) massive claims denials.
c) weakened powers of state regulators.
b) Anonymous notes left for a victims group.
c) The WhatsApp group, which can bring people together for a host of problems and causes.
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ANSWERS: 1) a; 2) d; 3) d; 4) True; 5) d; 6) d; 7) c; 8) d; 9) c; 10) True.