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| To consider the following: |
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| Interim charge #1: Study ways to support and promote horse and greyhound |
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| racing and breeding programs in Texas by increasing revenues. Review the |
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| practices of other states with healthy racing industries and identify |
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| which practices might be applied in Texas. Study ways to strengthen and |
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| enforce Texas laws to reduce illegal gambling. |
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| Interim charge #2: Identify alternative supplemental funding to increase |
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| incentives and purses for horse and greyhound trainers and owners. |
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| Oversight: Texas Lottery Commission, Amusement with |
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| Oversight: State Bar of Texas, including but not |
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| limited to attorney discipline and the Texas Bar Client Security Fund. |
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| **Public testimony welcomed for charges #1 & #2** |
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| **Invited testimony only for charge #7: Amusement w/prize presentation and |
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