The leader of the House Democrats wants to leverage legalized gambling, property tax cuts and several GOP-backed bills to advance their own agenda this year,...
Each requires two-thirds support of the House and Senate to become law, which means they need Democrats’ votes to pass. The gambling bills will be debated for the first time in a House committee Wednesday.
“People who voted for [Martinez Fischer] wanted to see a more aggressive Democratic Party in the Legislature,” Rottinghaus said. “There’s some risks to pursuing this, but as long as they’re unified it gives them strength.”Martinez Fischer’s memo proposes targeting a hodgepodge of bills that Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Phelan have all supported. One of the most prominent is a bill to provide significant property tax relief to Texas homeowners.
There are 86 Republicans in the House. For the Democrats to exert leverage, they have to stick together. They can’t afford more than 13 desertions. “In my 10 years here, we consistently pass bipartisan legislation for the benefit of all Texans,” said Goldman, R-Fort Worth. “It is worth noting that the folks that will profit most from the expansion of casinos in Texas are prolific Republican donors both in-state and nationally,” Martinez Fischer wrote. “I have always believed that people will treat you the way you let them, and I believe we need to assess the implications.”Las Vegas Sands contributes millions, hires dozens of lobbyists ahead of gambling push
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