I investigated the 2009 Texas Whistleblower case concerning registered nurses Anne Mitchell and Vickilyn Galle, and Dr. Rolando Arafiles Jr.. Mitchell and Galle anonymously reported their concerns to the Texas Medical Board, on the standards of care provided, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital and the Winkler County Rural Health Clinic, by physician Dr. Arafiles. The letter reported that Dr. Rolando Arafiles Jr. was promoting his herbal supplements by encouraging his patients to purchase them and that he had performed a procedure on a patient in their home using the hospital's supplies. In August of 2009, Galle and Mitchell decided to settle their civil lawsuit against Dr. Arafiles and the federal lawsuit, without acknowledging liability,…