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The Texas House on Thursday agreed to let voters decide whether to legalize sports betting in the state. ... filed could generate $175.7 million in general revenue for Texas by the end of August 2025.
Rep. Jeff Leach, a Plano Republican, laid out a bill that would let voters decide whether to legalize online sports betting, which got a few more votes than the casino measure, passing 97-44.
His efforts made little headway, and in protest, he proposed in 1969 to split the state in two, with horse betting legal in South Texas. [19] Nonbinding statewide referendums to revive parimutuel betting were defeated in 1962, [20] 1968, [21] 1974, [22] and 1978, [23] with opposition led largely by Baptist churches. [24]
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says an online sports betting measure doesn’t stand a chance in the Texas Senate. The legislation authored by Rep. Jeff Leach, a Plano Republican, passed out of the House on ...
The 89th Texas Legislature is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. Its regular session is scheduled to meet from January 14, 2025, to June 2, 2025.
The Texas Racing Commission adopted rules in August 2014 to allow historical wagering at the state's horse and dog tracks. [63] However, in November 2014, a judge struck down the new rules, finding that historical wagering was a new type of wagering not authorized by existing statutes.
Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state’s ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative session. The power struggle within the Texas GOP ...
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