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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to legalize and regulate the conduct of gaming in this state in |
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counties that by local option election approve the conduct of that |
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gaming. |
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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 and |
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regulate the conduct of one or more types of gaming in this State. A |
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law enacted under this subsection must require that, before any |
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type of gaming not otherwise permitted by law to be conducted in a |
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particular county may be conducted in that county, an election must |
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be held to allow the qualified voters of the county to determine by |
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a majority vote whether that type of gaming may be legally conducted |
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in the county. |
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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 authorizing the |
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legislature to legalize and regulate the conduct of gaming in this |
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state in counties that by local option election approve the conduct |
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of that gaming." |