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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a federally |
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recognized Indian tribe in a county along the Texas-Mexico |
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international border to conduct certain gaming activity on certain |
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tribal lands. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 74 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 74. The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian tribe may conduct |
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gaming activity that would otherwise be subject to the prohibition |
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prescribed by section 47(a), Article III, of this constitution on |
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its land in this state that was held in trust or recognized as |
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tribal land of the tribe by the United States on January 1, 1998. |
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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 8, 2011. |
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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 Ysleta |
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del Sur Pueblo Indian tribe to conduct gaming activity on certain |
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tribal lands." |