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From Texas Standard: Last week, Rep. Don Young, a Republican from Alaska, stepped to the microphone on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kym Koch Thompson/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Last week, Rep. Don Young, a Republican from Alaska, stepped to the microphone on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Young is the dean of the House – the longest-serving representative in the body. He spoke to praise a group of Texans who’d filed a bill to correct a law that Young himself had helped write. “You know, it’s a strange thing: you hang around here long enough, you keep seeing the other end of your tail,” Young s...

The U.S. House voted to pass Reps. Tony Gonzales and Veronica Escobar's bipartisan, fair tribal gaming bill to the Senate on Wednesday.

The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow two Texas tribes to offer electronic bingo on reservations, possibly ending a years-long battle...

"I urge my colleagues to join me in protecting our Native American tribes sovereignty and ensuring that they have the ability to engage in the same way other tribes are able to," Escobar said in the House chamber before the vote Wednesday. The bill would not expand gaming in Texas, but it would expand economic opportunity to both tribal communities. In 2016, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas opened Naskila Entertainment, a gaming facility near Livingston, Texas, which brought 561 permanen...

More Indian Country bills slated for action on Capitol Hill Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Indianz.Com Four more Indian Country bills are scheduled for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. All four will be considered under a suspension of the rules as soon as Wednesday afternoon, according to the Democratic House Majority Leader’s calendar. The process is typically used when bills are considered non-controversial, meaning they are likely to pass with overwhelming support in the cham...

Two members of the U.S. Congress representing El Paso County announced the introduction of a bill that they hope will level the playing field for electronic gaming in tribal communities. The bill known as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act — sponsored by U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, and supported by Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio —  would not expand gaming in Texas, but allow both to offer electronic bingo on rese...

US Reps. Tony Gonzales, Veronica Escobar introduce bipartisan fair Texas tribal gaming bill Anthony Jackson, El Paso Times © El Paso Times Speaking Rock Entertainment Center is at 122 S. Old Pueblo Road. Two members of the U.S. Congress representing El Paso County announced the introduction of a bill that they hope will level the playing field for electronic gaming in tribal communities. The bill known as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal ...