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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to authorize and provide for regulating the conduct of gaming in |
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this state and requiring the governor to call the legislature into |
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special session to consider gaming legislation. |
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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 Subsections (f) and |
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(f-1) to 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 shall establish a full |
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time state gaming commission and to authorize and provide for |
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regulating the conduct of one or more types of gaming, including |
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casino gaming, in this State to be located: |
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(1) on barrier islands adjacent to counties located |
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along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico; |
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(2) on lands held in trust by the United States in El |
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Paso County, Texas for the benefit of the 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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(3) a location with an existing pari-mutuel license; |
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(4) a municipality with a population of 675,000 or |
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greater. |
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(f-1) Not later than June 1, 2010, the governor shall call |
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the Legislature into special session for a period not to exceed 30 |
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days for the sole purpose of considering and enacting laws to |
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implement Subsection (f) of this section. This subsection expires |
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January 1, 2011. |
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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 provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to establish a full time state gaming commission and to |
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authorize and provide for regulating the conduct of gaming in this |
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state to be located on barrier islands of counties adjacent to the |
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Gulf of Mexico, lands held by federally recognized Indian tribes, |
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locations that have an existing gaming license, and municipalities |
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with populations of 675,000 or greater and requiring the governor |
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to call the legislature into special session to consider gaming |
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legislation." |