The Texas Racing Commission voted Tuesday to take steps toward allowing state racetracks to tap into a controversial technology known as historical racing.
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Criminal Justice
In Laredo, Gambling Law Draws Mixed Opinions
After a crackdown a few years ago in Laredo, gaming halls are on the rise again. But local officials aren’t quite on the same page about whether to enforce the gambling laws or to try to change them.
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State Government
If the Legislature’s in Town, Bills Aren’t Dead
The legislative session is in its last month and most bills will die. But setbacks for the big stuff — water, transportation and the like — are usually temporary.
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Politics
Texas Weekly Newsreel: School Vouchers, Gambling, Drug Testing
This week in the Newsreel: An effort to legalize casinos is under way in the Texas Senate, Attorney General Greg Abbott wants a redistricting bill, and some lawmakers want to give drug tests to recipients of unemployment and TANF benefits.
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State Government
Senators Talk, Without Voting, About Casinos in Texas
The effort to open casinos in Texas got a hearing from a Texas Senate committee Wednesday, but opposition remains strong and charitable groups that benefit from other games of chance have some concerns, too.
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Agenda Texas: Another Run at Gambling
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: In the past, bills pushing to expand gambling in Texas have either had the support of casinos or race tracks, not both. But this year is different.
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Politics
Carona Sets the Stage for Hearing on Gambling Measure
“You never really know when a major issue like this will find a break or an opportunity to be passed,” state Sen. John Carona said Monday of proposed legislation that could lead to the legalization of casino gambling in Texas.
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Polling Center: Playing the Numbers on Gaming in Texas
It’s not so much what Texans think about gaming in Texas — they’re generally for it — but about how strongly they feel. And the people who don’t want expanded gaming feel more strongly than proponents.
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Economy
Groups Bank on United Front in Gambling Push
Despite strong resistance inside and outside the Legislature, groups representing gambling interests hope that a collaborative approach can help them make a breakthrough this legislative session.
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Economy
Inside Intelligence: About Those Money-Makers…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about tax reform, swapping local property taxes for something else, and whether voters and legislators are on the same page on casinos.
