ex officio members of the Veterans Land Board, were tainted by the scandal. Ralph Yarborough and his allies in the liberal wing of the Texas Democratic Party pointed to the scandal as an example of the kind of corruption that the conservative Shivercrats were willing to overlook. Towery, himself a veteran, would be awarded the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for his uncovering of the scandal. See also List of federal political scandals in the United States References 1954 crimes in the United States 1954 in the United States History of veterans' affairs in the United States Political scandals in Texas