A pair of Texas lawmakers on Thursday filed legislation proposing a
statewide referendum on the installation of slot machines at horse and
dog tracks in Texas, as well as at three Indian reservations. The
legislation was filed in both the House and the Senate, with the next
action expected to come in the House, said Mike Lavigne, a spokesperson
for the slots-proponent group Win For Texas.
There are several
stages before a referendum would come to pass. The first is the probable
referral of the legislation to a committee. From there, Lavigne said a
hearing with public testimony would be held. Eventually, the legislation
would need to reach the house floor for a vote. The referendum bill was
filed by state legislators Sen. Juan Hinojosa, a Democrat from McAllen,
and Texas Rep. Beverly Woolley, a Republican from Houston.
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