A Texas House panel on Monday overwhelmingly approved multiple gambling bills and resolutions that would legalize resort casinos and also legalize digital...
The bills and resolutions now head to the Calendars Committee, which determines which legislation makes it to the House floor.Monday’s vote marks a historic moment. In recent sessions, similar legislation never made it out of committee.
“The efforts to bring destination resorts to Texas made significant progress with today’s vote,” said Matt Hirsch, a spokesperson for the Texas Destination Resort Alliance. “Texans have made it clear that they want destination resorts in Texas, and we are now one step closer to ultimately allowing them to decide on this issue.
In order for any type of gambling expansion in Texas, a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers must support a constitutional amendment that would then go before voters in a November referendum. Patrick could stop the bills from not reaching the governor’s desk. As president of the Senate, he is a single-man calendars committee. In a
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