February 25, 2009
AUSTIN - The influential House Appropriations Chair Jim Pitts filed a new bill
Tuesday to legalize 12 destination casinos, reopening of two Texas Indian
casinos, and slot machines at racetracks. The tax revenues generated from the
bill would allocate $1 billion a year to college scholarships for
high-performing students and an additional billion to state transportation
projects.
The bill was filed by a strong, bipartisan team of Pitts, Rep. Jose Menendez,
Sen. John Carona and Sen. Rodney Ellis. It would amend the state constitution
and require a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate followed by a
ballot measure for approval by Texas voters.
Recent surveys indicate the public would overwhelmingly vote for it. For
instance, the Texas Gaming Association poll shows 68 percent of Texans would
vote FOR a constitutional amendment that allows a "limited number of destination
resort casinos."
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