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Though there are other officials who’ve received larger sums, Geren has received some campaign dollars from groups involved in the push for expanded gambling since 2020: $10,000 from Texas Sands ...
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas has said the bill doesn’t go far enough and would be financially devastating if they weren’t allowed to open a casino closer to San Antonio, where the ...
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Gambling boats have operated at times out of Texas ports, taking passengers on one-day "cruises to nowhere" in international waters, where there are no gambling laws. The casino cruise industry developed in other states in the early 1980s, but was a latecomer to Texas because of a state law prohibiting the docking of ships with gambling ...
There is limited gambling in Texas, including a state lottery, horse and dog racing, some gaming rooms and a few tribal casinos. Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan have left the door ...
The 89th Texas Legislature is the meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The regular session is scheduled to until June 2, 2025.
Because the initial bill, HR 1344, allowed gambling, amendments were made and the Yselta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act was reintroduced as HR 318. [10] Public Law 100–89, 101 STAT. 666 was enacted on 18 August 1987 and restored the federal relationship with the tribe.
The primary sports betting bill and casino gambling bills from 2021 were left pending in House committee. Senate versions didn’t get committee hearings. House Speaker Dade Phelan is running ...