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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to treat |
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recognized Indian tribes equally with regard to authorizing |
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gambling or other gaming activity on 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) No law of this State, including Subsection (a) of this |
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section, may be applied or construed to prohibit a federally |
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recognized Indian tribe from conducting any type of gambling or |
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other gaming activity on lands held in trust by the United States in |
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El Paso County, Texas for the benefit Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, a |
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federally recognized Indian tribe, and lands held in trust by the |
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United States, in Polk County, Texas for the benefit of the |
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Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, a federally recognized Indian tribe that |
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another federally recognized Indian tribe that owns or controls |
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federally recognized tribal land in this State is authorized by |
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state or federal law to conduct on that tribal land. |
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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 3, 2009. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the State of |
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Texas to treat recognized Indian tribes equally with regard to |
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authorizing gambling and other gaming activity on tribal land." |