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2- By: Geren, Rose, Davis, et al. H.J.R. No. 155
3- Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 155:
4- By: Thompson of Harris C.S.H.J.R. No. 155
1+By: Geren H.J.R. No. 155
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74 A JOINT RESOLUTION
85 proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic
96 development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for
107 education and public safety programs, support the horse racing
118 industry, and reform horse racing and greyhound racing by
12- authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing
13- sports wagering, authorizing Tribal-State compacts with federally
14- recognized Indian tribes, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission
15- to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license
16- to conduct casino gaming; and requiring the imposition of a casino
17- gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees.
9+ authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, creating the
10+ Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing sports wagering, requiring a
11+ license to conduct casino gaming, requiring the imposition of
12+ casino gaming and sports wagering taxes, requiring license
13+ application fees, and authorizing Tribal-State compacts related to
14+ gaming.
1815 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1916 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds that:
2017 (1) the qualified voters of this state should have the
2118 opportunity to decide whether to authorize casino gaming at
2219 destination resorts; and
2320 (2) if authorized by those voters, casino gaming at
2421 destination resorts should:
2522 (A) serve the public interest by fostering
2623 economic development and job growth and providing tax relief and
2724 funding for education and public safety programs;
2825 (B) be strictly regulated by a newly created
29- state agency empowered to adopt rules governing who may obtain a
26+ state agency empowered to adopt rules regulating who may obtain a
3027 casino license and the conduct of casino gaming in this state;
31- (C) be limited to areas of this state where the
28+ (C) be limited to areas of this state in which the
3229 voters approve a constitutional amendment authorizing casino
33- gaming or in which pari-mutuel wagering was previously approved;
34- (D) be limited to areas of this state where the
30+ gaming or in which pari-mutuel wagering has previously been
31+ approved;
32+ (D) be limited to areas of this state in which the
3533 greatest positive economic impact from destination resort
3634 development can be realized;
37- (E) use existing pari-mutuel racing licenses to
38- allow more immediate development of destination resorts and to more
39- quickly realize the related job growth and economic development;
35+ (E) utilize some existing pari-mutuel racing
36+ licenses to allow more immediate development of destination resorts
37+ and to more quickly realize the related job growth and economic
38+ development;
4039 (F) encourage participation by and competition
4140 between multiple casino license holders; and
4241 (G) result in the reform and revitalization of
4342 the horse racing industry in this state and the industry's benefits
4443 to agricultural businesses in this state.
4544 SECTION 2. Section 47(a), Article III, Texas Constitution,
4645 is amended to read as follows:
4746 (a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries
4847 and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by
4948 Subsections (b), (d), (d-1), and (e) of this section and Section 47a
5049 of this article.
5150 SECTION 3. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
5251 adding Section 47a to read as follows:
5352 Sec. 47a. (a) In this section:
54- (1) "Casino" means licensed casino gaming facilities
55- within a destination resort.
53+ (1) "Casino" means licensed facilities located at a
54+ destination resort at which casino gaming is conducted.
5655 (2) "Casino gaming" means any game of chance or
57- similar activity that involves placing a wager for consideration.
56+ similar activity that involves placing a bet for consideration.
5857 The term includes wagering on any type of slot machine or table
5958 game, as defined by the legislature, using money, casino credit, or
6059 any other representation of value. The term does not include:
6160 (A) bingo, a charitable raffle, or the state
6261 lottery authorized under Section 47 of this article; or
6362 (B) placing, receiving, or otherwise knowingly
64- transmitting a wager by a means that requires the use of the
63+ transmitting a bet or wager by a means that requires the use of the
6564 Internet, except for offering slot machines, table games, or other
66- devices approved by the Texas Gaming Commission that use the
67- Internet or networking functionality but are played on-site at a
68- casino.
65+ devices the Texas Gaming Commission approves that use the Internet
66+ or networking functionality but are played onsite at a casino.
6967 (3) "Casino license" means a license to conduct casino
7068 gaming at a casino.
7169 (4) "Destination resort" means a mixed-use
7270 development consisting of casino gaming facilities and a
73- combination of tourism amenities and facilities, including hotels,
74- restaurants, meeting facilities, attractions, entertainment
75- facilities, and shopping centers.
76- (5) "Education" means:
77- (A) public education;
78- (B) higher education, including the creation of a
79- permanent fund for the benefit of higher education institutions not
80- included in the Permanent University Fund established by Section
81- 11, Article VII, of this constitution; and
82- (C) adult education related to responsible
83- gaming.
71+ combination of various tourism amenities and facilities, including
72+ hotels, restaurants, meeting facilities, attractions,
73+ entertainment facilities, and shopping centers.
74+ (5) "Education" means public education, higher
75+ education, including the creation of a permanent fund for the
76+ benefit of higher education institutions not included in the
77+ Permanent University Fund established by Article VII, Texas
78+ Constitution, and adult education related to responsible gaming.
8479 (6) "Indian lands" means land:
8580 (A) on which gaming is permitted under the Indian
8681 Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. No. 100-497); or
8782 (B) that was held in trust by the United States on
88- January 1, 1998, for the benefit of the Indian tribes pursuant to
89- the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of
83+ January 1, 1998, for benefit of the Indian tribe pursuant to the
84+ Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of
9085 Texas Restoration Act (Pub. L. No. 100-89).
9186 (7) "Metropolitan statistical area" means a
9287 metropolitan statistical area designated by the United States
9388 Office of Management and Budget as of July 1, 2021.
9489 (8) "Person" includes an individual and any legal
95- entity, including a corporation, organization, partnership, or
90+ entity, such as a corporation, organization, partnership, or
9691 association.
9792 (9) "Public safety program" means a program for crime
9893 prevention and law enforcement, including a program designed to
9994 prevent and prosecute crimes involving human trafficking and money
10095 laundering.
10196 (10) "Racetrack association" means a person who holds
10297 a license to conduct racing in this state.
10398 (11) "Racing" means a horse race meeting or greyhound
10499 race meeting with pari-mutuel wagering.
105100 (12) "Sports wagering" means placing a wager on a live
106101 sporting event, as defined by general law.
107102 (b) To foster economic development and job growth, provide
108103 tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs,
109104 support the horse racing industry, reform horse racing and
110105 greyhound racing, provide support for the Texas Gaming Commission,
111106 and provide for destination resorts in populous metropolitan
112- statistical areas where pari-mutuel wagering was previously
113- approved, casino gaming is authorized under casino licenses for
114- casinos at eight destination resorts in the following locations:
107+ statistical areas in which pari-mutuel wagering previously has been
108+ approved, casino gaming is authorized pursuant to casino licenses
109+ for casinos at destination resorts as follows:
115110 (1) two destination resorts in the Dallas-Fort
116111 Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area;
117112 (2) two destination resorts in the Houston-The
118113 Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area;
119114 (3) one destination resort in the San Antonio-New
120115 Braunfels metropolitan statistical area;
121116 (4) one destination resort in the Corpus Christi
122117 metropolitan statistical area;
123118 (5) one destination resort in the
124119 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan statistical area; and
125- (6) one destination resort located in:
120+ (6) one destination resort at a location in:
126121 (A) a metropolitan statistical area not
127- specified in Subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection; and
122+ specified in Subdivisions (1) through (5); and
128123 (B) a county:
129- (i) no part of which is less than 100 miles
130- from a metropolitan statistical area specified in Subdivisions (1)
131- through (5) of this subsection; and
124+ (i) no point of which is less than 100 miles
125+ from a point in a metropolitan statistical area specified in
126+ Subdivisions (1) through (5); and
132127 (ii) in which a majority of the qualified
133128 voters voting on the question voted in favor of the amendment that
134129 added this section to the Constitution.
135130 (c) The legislature shall:
136131 (1) authorize sports wagering only in a place and
137132 manner prescribed by general law;
138- (2) regulate the conduct of sports wagering by general
139- law; and
140- (3) direct the Texas Gaming Commission to adopt rules
141- consistent with general law to regulate sports wagering in this
142- state.
133+ (2) regulate by general law the conduct of sports
134+ wagering; and
135+ (3) direct the Texas Gaming Commission to promulgate
136+ rules consistent with general law to regulate sports wagering in
137+ this state.
143138 (d) The legislature by general law shall establish the Texas
144139 Gaming Commission as a state agency with broad authority to adopt
145140 and enforce the rules necessary to strictly regulate casino gaming
146141 and sports wagering in accordance with this section.
147142 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
148143 constitution, the Texas Gaming Commission is composed of five
149144 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
150- senate to serve staggered six-year terms, as established under
151- general law. To be eligible for appointment and continued service,
152- a member must satisfy the qualifications established by the
153- legislature under that law.
145+ senate to serve staggered terms of six years each, as established
146+ under general law. To be eligible for appointment and continued
147+ service, a member must satisfy the qualifications established by
148+ the legislature under that law.
154149 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
155150 constitution, a racetrack association may designate a person to
156151 apply for and hold a casino license under Subsection (g) of this
157152 section by providing notice to the Texas Gaming Commission in the
158153 manner prescribed by general law or commission rule consistent with
159154 general law. A racetrack association may not change the person
160155 designated in the provided notice unless the person declines the
161- designation and may not at any time designate more than one person
162- under this subsection. A racetrack association is ineligible to
163- hold a casino license if the racetrack association designates a
164- person for a license under this subsection unless the person
165- declines the designation. Nothing in this subsection affects
166- duties or rights established by contract or other law.
167- (g) Subject to this section and notwithstanding any other
156+ designation. A racetrack association may not at any time designate
157+ more than one person under this subsection. A racetrack
158+ association is ineligible to hold a casino license if the racetrack
159+ association designates a person for a license under this subsection
160+ unless the designation is declined by the person. Nothing in this
161+ subsection affects duties or rights established by contract or
162+ other law.
163+ (g) Subject to this section, and notwithstanding any other
168164 provision of this constitution, the Texas Gaming Commission shall
169165 issue a casino license to each initial qualified applicant. An
170166 initial qualified applicant must:
171167 (1) be of good moral character, be honest, and have
172168 integrity;
173- (2) demonstrate that the issuance of the casino
174- license to the applicant will not be detrimental to the public
175- interest or the casino gaming industry;
169+ (2) demonstrate that issuance of the casino license to
170+ the applicant will not be detrimental to the public interest or the
171+ casino gaming industry;
176172 (3) satisfy the qualifications and any other
177173 requirements established under general law;
178174 (4) demonstrate the financial ability to complete the
179175 development of and operate the destination resort at which the
180176 person will conduct casino gaming;
181177 (5) have adequate experience in resort development,
182178 resort management, and casino gaming operations;
183179 (6) provide a detailed estimate of the applicant's
184180 total new development investment in the destination resort; and
185181 (7) satisfy the applicable requirements provided in
186182 Subsection (h) of this section.
187183 (h) An initial qualified applicant for a casino license must
188184 satisfy the following requirements for the metropolitan
189185 statistical area in which the destination resort will be located:
190186 (1) for a casino license in the Dallas-Fort
191- Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area, the applicant must:
187+ Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area, the initial
188+ qualified applicant must:
192189 (A) be a racetrack association that on January 1,
193- 2022, held a license to conduct racing in the Dallas-Fort
190+ 2022, held a license to conduct racing anywhere in the Dallas-Fort
194191 Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area or the Laredo
195192 metropolitan statistical area or be the person designated by the
196193 racetrack association under Subsection (f) of this section; and
197194 (B) commit to investing for new development of
198195 the destination resort an amount equal to at least $2 billion,
199196 including land acquisition;
200197 (2) for a casino license in the Houston-The
201- Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, the applicant
202- must:
198+ Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, the initial
199+ qualified applicant must:
203200 (A) be a racetrack association that on January 1,
204- 2022, held a license to conduct racing in the Houston-The
201+ 2022, held a license to conduct racing anywhere in the Houston-The
205202 Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area or the
206203 Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan statistical area or be the
207204 person designated by the racetrack association under Subsection (f)
208205 of this section; and
209206 (B) commit to investing for new development of
210207 the destination resort an amount equal to at least $2 billion,
211208 including land acquisition;
212209 (3) for a casino license in the San Antonio-New
213- Braunfels metropolitan statistical area, the applicant must:
210+ Braunfels metropolitan statistical area, the initial qualified
211+ applicant must:
214212 (A) be a racetrack association that on January 1,
215- 2022, held a license to conduct racing in the San Antonio-New
216- Braunfels metropolitan statistical area or be the person designated
217- by the racetrack association under Subsection (f) of this section;
218- and
213+ 2022, held a license to conduct racing anywhere in the San
214+ Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area or be the
215+ person designated by the racetrack association under Subsection (f)
216+ of this section; and
219217 (B) commit to investing for new development of
220218 the destination resort an amount equal to at least $1 billion,
221219 including land acquisition;
222220 (4) for a casino license in the Corpus Christi
223- metropolitan statistical area, the applicant must:
221+ metropolitan statistical area, the initial qualified applicant
222+ must:
224223 (A) be a racetrack association that on January 1,
225- 2022, held a license to conduct racing in the Corpus Christi
226- metropolitan statistical area or be the person designated by the
227- racetrack association under Subsection (f) of this section; and
224+ 2022, held a license to conduct racing anywhere in the Corpus
225+ Christi metropolitan statistical area or be the person designated
226+ by the racetrack association under Subsection (f) of this section;
227+ and
228228 (B) commit to investing for new development of
229229 the destination resort an amount equal to at least $250 million,
230230 including land acquisition;
231231 (5) for a casino license in the
232232 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan statistical area, the
233- applicant must:
233+ initial qualified applicant must:
234234 (A) be a racetrack association that on January 1,
235- 2022, held a license to conduct racing in the
235+ 2022, held a license to conduct racing anywhere in the
236236 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan statistical area or be the
237237 person designated by the racetrack association under Subsection (f)
238238 of this section; and
239239 (B) commit to investing for new development of
240240 the destination resort an amount equal to at least $250 million,
241241 including land acquisition; and
242- (6) for a casino license authorized by Subsection
243- (b)(6) of this section, the applicant must:
242+ (6) for a casino license authorized in Subsection
243+ (b)(6), the initial qualified applicant must:
244244 (A) be selected through an open bid process
245245 regulated by general law and commission rule consistent with
246246 general law; and
247247 (B) commit to investing for new development of
248248 the destination resort an amount equal to at least $1 billion,
249249 including land acquisition.
250250 (i) A destination resort at which casino gaming is conducted
251- under a casino license authorized by Subsections (b)(1)-(5) of this
252- section may be located anywhere in the metropolitan statistical
253- area for which the license is issued.
251+ under a casino license authorized in Subdivisions (1) through (5)
252+ of Subsection (b) may be located anywhere within the metropolitan
253+ statistical area for which the license is issued.
254254 (j) Consistent with this section, the legislature by
255255 general law:
256256 (1) shall regulate casino gaming and sports wagering
257257 in this state by prescribing:
258258 (A) additional requirements governing the
259259 issuance and continued qualification for holding a casino license;
260260 (B) restrictions on the transfer of casino
261261 licenses;
262262 (C) definitions of terms necessary or useful to
263- implement this section and consistent with this section, including
264- the terms casino, casino gaming, casino license, destination
265- resort, location, and sports wagering;
263+ implement this section, such as the terms casino, casino gaming,
264+ casino license, destination resort, location, and sports wagering;
266265 (D) qualifications for the issuance of new casino
267- licenses to persons who are not initial qualified applicants under
268- Subsection (g) of this section or do not satisfy an applicable
269- requirement of Subsection (h) of this section as initial qualified
270- applicants, provided that the number of active casino licenses, as
271- defined by the legislature, may not at any time exceed the number of
272- casino licenses for destination resorts authorized by Subsection
273- (b) of this section; and
266+ licenses to persons that are not initial qualified applicants under
267+ Subsection (g) of this section, provided that the number of active
268+ casino licenses, as defined by the legislature, may not at any one
269+ time exceed the number of casino licenses for destination resorts
270+ authorized in Subsection (b) of this section; and
274271 (E) restrictions and penalties for the unlawful
275272 conduct of casino gaming and sports wagering; and
276273 (2) may delegate to the Texas Gaming Commission the
277- authority to adopt rules regulating casino gaming and sports
274+ authority to prescribe rules regulating casino gaming and sports
278275 wagering in accordance with this section.
279276 (k) State or local public money or facilities developed or
280277 built with state or local public assistance or tax incentives of any
281278 kind may not be used for the development or operation of a
282279 destination resort. The legislature by general law shall prescribe
283280 procedures and enforcement measures to ensure that:
284281 (1) a casino license applicant has the financial
285282 capability of satisfying the minimum investment specified in
286283 Subsection (h) of this section; and
287284 (2) each casino license holder satisfies the
288285 investment required under Subsection (h) of this section.
289286 (l) A person may not have an ownership interest in more than
290287 two casino license holders. The legislature by general law shall:
291288 (1) define ownership interest for purposes of this
292289 subsection; and
293290 (2) prescribe the consequences of violating this
294291 subsection.
295292 (m) The legislature by general law shall direct the Texas
296- Gaming Commission to adopt rules ensuring that a person who holds a
293+ Gaming Commission to adopt rules to ensure that a person who holds a
297294 casino license and a license to conduct horse racing at a class 1
298295 racetrack, as that term is defined by general law, maintains a
299- number of live horse racing dates at least equivalent to the number
300- of live horse racing dates held at the racetrack in 2022.
296+ number of live horse racing dates that is at least equivalent to the
297+ number of live horse racing dates held at the racetrack in 2022.
301298 (n) A racetrack association that holds a license to conduct
302299 greyhound racing shall cease all racing operations and surrender
303300 that license as a condition of holding, or designating a person to
304301 hold, a casino license. A racetrack association that holds a
305302 license to conduct racing in the Laredo metropolitan statistical
306303 area shall cease all racing operations and surrender that license
307304 as a condition of holding, or designating a person to hold, a casino
308305 license.
309306 (o) The legislature by general law shall ensure the Texas
310307 Racing Commission or its successor regulates the racing operations
311308 of each racetrack association that holds a casino license and the
312309 Texas Gaming Commission regulates casino gaming and sports wagering
313310 operations of the racetrack association.
314- (p) The legislature by general law shall impose:
315- (1) a 15 percent tax on the gross casino gaming
311+ (p) The legislature by general law shall:
312+ (1) impose a 15 percent tax on the gross casino gaming
316313 revenue, as defined by general law, of each casino license holder;
317314 and
318- (2) a tax in the amount provided by general law on
319- gross sports wagering revenue, as defined by general law.
320- (q) This state or a state agency or political subdivision of
315+ (2) impose a tax on gross sports wagering revenue, as
316+ defined by general law.
317+ (q) The state or a state agency or political subdivision of
321318 this state may not impose a tax on the casino gaming revenue or
322319 sports wagering revenue of a casino license holder or a tax or fee
323- on the non-casino gaming revenue or non-sports wagering revenue of
320+ on the non-casino-gaming revenue or non-sports-wagering revenue of
324321 a casino license holder's operations at a destination resort, other
325322 than the taxes authorized by this section or a tax or fee generally
326323 applicable to a business operating in this state.
327324 (r) To fund and support the administration and management of
328325 the Texas Gaming Commission, the legislature by general law shall
329326 establish casino license application fees in the amount of:
330327 (1) $2.5 million for an application to conduct casino
331328 gaming at a destination resort in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
332- or Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area;
329+ or Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical
330+ areas;
333331 (2) $1.25 million for an application to conduct casino
334332 gaming at a destination resort in the San Antonio-New Braunfels
335333 metropolitan statistical area;
336334 (3) $1.25 million for an application to conduct casino
337- gaming at a destination resort under a casino license authorized by
338- Subsection (b)(6) of this section; and
335+ gaming at a destination resort pursuant to a casino license
336+ authorized in Subsection (b)(6); and
339337 (4) $500,000 for an application to conduct casino
340338 gaming at a destination resort in the Corpus Christi or
341- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan statistical area.
339+ McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan statistical areas.
342340 (s) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
343341 constitution, the legislature by law shall allocate a portion of
344342 the revenues received from taxes imposed on the gross casino gaming
345343 revenue of casino license holders to be used as horse racing purse
346344 money for the public purpose of promoting the growth and
347345 sustainability of the horse racing industry in this state.
348- (t) At the request of any of the three federally recognized
349- Indian tribes with Indian lands in this state, accompanied by or in
350- the form of a duly enacted resolution of the tribe's governing body,
351- the governor shall negotiate in good faith, on behalf of this state,
352- a Tribal-State compact as prescribed by the Indian Gaming
353- Regulatory Act (Pub. L. No. 100-497), consistent with the
354- provisions of 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(d). On the execution of a
355- Tribal-State compact, the governor and the elected leader of the
356- requesting Indian tribe shall submit the compact to the United
357- States secretary of the interior.
346+ (t) At the request, accompanied by or in the form of a duly
347+ enacted resolution of the tribe's governing body, of any of the
348+ three federally recognized Indian tribes with Indian lands in this
349+ state, the governor shall negotiate in good faith, on behalf of this
350+ state, a Tribal-State compact as prescribed by the Indian Gaming
351+ Regulatory Act (Pub. L. 100-479), consistent with the provisions in
352+ 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(d). Upon the execution of a Tribal-State
353+ compact, the governor and the elected leader of the requesting
354+ Indian tribe shall submit the compact to the United States
355+ Secretary of the Interior.
358356 (u) For the purpose of resolving a tribe's claim that the
359357 governor has not negotiated in good faith with the tribe as required
360- by Subsection (t) of this section, this state consents to the
361- jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States with
362- jurisdiction in the county where the Indian lands are located or, if
363- the federal court lacks jurisdiction, to the jurisdiction of a
364- district court in Travis County, and the sovereign immunity of this
365- state is waived for that purpose.
358+ by Subsection (t), this state consents to the jurisdiction of the
359+ District Court of the United States with jurisdiction in the county
360+ where the Indian lands are located or, if the federal court lacks
361+ jurisdiction, to the jurisdiction of a district court in Travis
362+ County, and the sovereign immunity of the state is waived for that
363+ purpose.
366364 (v) If either the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas or the
367- Ysleta del Sur Pueblo is not authorized to offer gaming under the
368- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. No. 100-497) at the time this
365+ Ysleta del Sur Pueblo are not authorized to offer gaming under the
366+ Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. 100-479) at the time this
369367 section takes effect, gaming activities by those Tribes shall be
370368 governed by the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta
371369 Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act (Pub. L. No. 100-89).
372370 (w) If any provision of this section or its application to
373371 any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not
374372 affect other provisions or applications of this section that can be
375373 given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
376374 this end the provisions of this section are declared to be
377375 severable.
378376 SECTION 4. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
379377 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
380378 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
381379 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to foster economic
382380 development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for
383381 education and public safety programs, support the horse racing
384382 industry, and reform horse racing and greyhound racing by
385383 authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing
386384 sports wagering, authorizing Tribal-State compacts with federally
387- recognized Indian tribes, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission
388- to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license
389- to conduct casino gaming; and requiring the imposition of a casino
385+ recognized Indian tribes, creating the Texas Gaming Commission to
386+ regulate casino gaming and sports wagering, requiring a license to
387+ conduct casino gaming, and requiring the imposition of a casino
390388 gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees."