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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature |
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to permit certain recognized Indian tribes to conduct gambling or |
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other gaming activity on certain tribal land. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries |
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and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by |
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Subsections (b), (d), [and] (e), and (f) of this section. |
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(f) The Legislature by general law may authorize a federally |
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recognized Indian tribe to conduct gambling or other gaming |
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activity that would otherwise be subject to the prohibition |
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prescribed by Subsection (a) of this section on land that on January |
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1, 2006, is part of the reservation, as that term is defined by |
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Section 101, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian |
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Tribes of Texas Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. Section 1300g). |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to permit the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian tribe to |
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conduct gambling or other gaming activity on certain tribal land." |