Texas business interests, family values spar over gambling bill
Critics and proponents of legislation to expand gambling in Texas pitted two key conservative tenets against one another during a House committee hearing.
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Critics and proponents of legislation to expand gambling in Texas pitted two key conservative tenets against one another during a House committee hearing.
Texas business interests and family values collided Wednesday as lawmakers debated legalizing gambling during a House committee hearing.
House Bill 1942, written by Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, would permit regulated sports betting that is already legal in 29 states. House Bill 2843, by Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, would permit casino gambling in Texas.
Amarillo native James Brown, who passed Feb. 27, 2022, gave his life of service to children and individuals with special needs in the community.
In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.