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Beto O'Rourke's planned interruption of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference about the deadly school shooting in Uvalde drew condemnation, admiration and millions of views on social media.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order bans any entity in the state from issuing vaccine mandates, spurring reactions from the White House and political experts.
Las Vegas Sands spent between $10 and $20 million to promote gambling legislation in Texas. But the bills died in committee.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has 51 paid lobbyists working in Texas to promote the legalization of commercial gaming in the Lone Star State. Late last year, before the recent death of CEO Sheldon Adelson, Sands employed 10 lobbyists in Texas. Andy Abboud, vice president of government relations at Las Vegas Sands Corp., shown above. Abboud is leading the company’s lobbying effort to legalize casinos in Texas. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal) The latest number works out to between $2.3 million to $4.5 million spent on lobbyists by the company, based on information from the Texas Ethics Commission,...