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<h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gaminggambling/">Gaming/gambling</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>There are casinos in about 20 U.S. states, but not Texas, whose Constitution officially bans gambling. For several sessions in the early aughts, some lawmakers and interest groups have tried to bring various styles of gambling to Texas. The idea failed many times, but the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/2011-budget-shortfall/" target="_blank">budget crisis of 2011</a> brought on renewed hopes for gambling legislation. Proposals for increased ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/just-filing-deadline-measures-filed-ethics-abortio/">Ahead of Deadline, Legislators File Flurry of Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and Bobby Blanchard </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:30:55 -0500" title="2015-03-13 17:30"> March 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/just-filing-deadline-measures-filed-ethics-abortio/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/just-filing-deadline-measures-filed-ethics-abortio/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/SchwertnerCharles1_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Signs on the office of Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown on the last day of bill filing Mar. 13, 2015 for the 84th Legislative Session."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/SchwertnerCharles1_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Signs on the office of Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown on the last day of bill filing Mar. 13, 2015 for the 84th Legislative Session." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Signs on the office of Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown on the last day of bill filing Mar. 13, 2015 for the 84th Legislative Session.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas lawmakers added more than 800 proposals Friday to the agenda ahead of the bill-filing deadline. </span><span>The </span><span>frenzied atmosphere at the Capitol had some </span>lawmakers posting signs on their doors cautioning off lobbyists with bills still in need of a sponsor. <span>For the rest of the session, lawmakers must get approval from their chambers to file a bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/just-filing-deadline-measures-filed-ethics-abortio/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/lobby-firm-assisted-drafting-gop-caucus-letter/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A9889_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, speaks during a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A9889_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, speaks during a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 12, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, speaks during a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 12, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/lobby-firm-assisted-drafting-gop-caucus-letter/">Lobby Firm Helped Draft GOP Letter to Racing Commission</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:04:50 -0600" title="2015-02-24 17:04"> Feb. 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/lobby-firm-assisted-drafting-gop-caucus-letter/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joan-huffman/">Joan Huffman</a><span> acknowledges that a lobby firm with ties to casino interests helped her draft a GOP caucus letter blasting a proposal to allow expanded gambling at horse tracks. Now a major proponent of the tracks is crying foul.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/lobby-firm-assisted-drafting-gop-caucus-letter/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/judge-strikes-down-state-plans-historical-racing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/10/lonestar-track_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/10/lonestar-track_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Robert Hensley</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/judge-strikes-down-state-plans-historical-racing/">Judge Strikes Down State Plans for "Historical Racing"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:59:04 -0600" title="2014-11-10 16:59"> Nov. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/judge-strikes-down-state-plans-historical-racing/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State District Judge Lora Livingston has ruled that the Texas Racing Commission did not have the authority to allow the installation of historical racing machines — which critics call glorified slot machines — at Texas racetracks. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/judge-strikes-down-state-plans-historical-racing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/28/gop-senate-nominees-speak-out-against-historical-r/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/10/lonestar-track_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/10/lonestar-track_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Robert Hensley</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/28/gop-senate-nominees-speak-out-against-historical-r/">GOP Senate Nominees Speak Out Against Historical Racing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Eli Okun </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:15:41 -0500" title="2014-07-28 17:15"> July 28, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/28/gop-senate-nominees-speak-out-against-historical-r/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Five Republican nominees for seats in the Texas Senate voiced public opposition Monday to a proposal that would allow a controversial new form of betting on horse races in Texas. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/paul-bettencourt/">Paul Bettencourt</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/konni-burton/">Konni Burton</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/bob-hall/">Bob Hall</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donald-huffines/">Don Huffines </a>and Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/van-taylor/">Van Taylor</a>, R-Plano, urged the Texas Racing Commission to reject proposed rules allowing historical racing.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/28/gop-senate-nominees-speak-out-against-historical-r/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/10/racing-commission-moves-forward-historical-racing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/10/lonestar-track_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/10/lonestar-track_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Robert Hensley</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/10/racing-commission-moves-forward-historical-racing/">Racing Commission Seeks Input on Controversial Technology</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Eli Okun </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:56:04 -0500" title="2014-06-10 14:56"> June 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/10/racing-commission-moves-forward-historical-racing/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas Racing Commission voted Tuesday to take steps toward allowing state racetracks to tap into a controversial technology known as historical racing.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/10/racing-commission-moves-forward-historical-racing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/03/lawmakers-suggest-revisiting-policy-eight-liner/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/31/Border-Gambling-JW005_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Laredo, TX, Tuesday, January 28, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/31/Border-Gambling-JW005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Laredo, TX, Tuesday, January 28, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Laredo, TX, Tuesday, January 28, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/03/lawmakers-suggest-revisiting-policy-eight-liner/">In Laredo, Gambling Law Draws Mixed Opinions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Feb 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-02-03 06:00"> Feb. 3, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/03/lawmakers-suggest-revisiting-policy-eight-liner/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After a crackdown a few years ago in Laredo, gaming halls are on the rise again. It's an open secret that the payouts can be much higher than what is allowed by state law. Still, local officials aren't quite on the same page about whether to <span>enforce the gambling laws or to try to change them.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/03/lawmakers-suggest-revisiting-policy-eight-liner/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/it-aint-over-no-matter-how-loud-they-wail/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-FilingBills_Tamir.Kalifa003_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-FilingBills_Tamir.Kalifa003_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/it-aint-over-no-matter-how-loud-they-wail/">If the Legislature is in Town, Bills Aren't Dead</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-05-06 06:00"> May 6, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/it-aint-over-no-matter-how-loud-they-wail/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The legislative session is in its last month and most bills will die. But setbacks for the big stuff — water, transportation and the like — are usually temporary. <span>Lawmakers love to take things to the brink of legislative death and then revive them. Then they go home to their districts to recount their fantastic and ingenious rescues of vital bills. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/it-aint-over-no-matter-how-loud-they-wail/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/13/newsreel-school-vouchers-gambling-drug-testing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/041113_ART_newsreel_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/041113_ART_newsreel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/13/newsreel-school-vouchers-gambling-drug-testing/">Newsreel: School Vouchers, Gambling, Drug Testing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500" title="2013-04-13 12:00"> April 13, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p><span><span>This week in the Newsreel: An effort to legalize casinos is under way in the Texas Senate, Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> wants a redistricting bill, and some lawmakers want to give drug tests to recipients of unemployment and TANF benefits. </span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/13/newsreel-school-vouchers-gambling-drug-testing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/10/groups-aim-get-their-interests-gambling-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Ace-Card-Gambling_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Ace-Card-Gambling_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/10/groups-aim-get-their-interests-gambling-bill/">Senators Talk, Without Voting, About Casinos in Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Audrey White </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:43:05 -0500" title="2013-04-10 11:43"> April 10, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/10/groups-aim-get-their-interests-gambling-bill/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The effort to open casinos in Texas got a hearing from a Texas Senate committee Wednesday, but opposition remains strong and charitable groups that benefit from other games of chance have some concerns, too.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/10/groups-aim-get-their-interests-gambling-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/09/agenda-texas-another-run-casino-gambling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/09/agenda-texas-another-run-casino-gambling/">Agenda Texas: Another Run at Gambling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:30:00 -0500" title="2013-04-09 17:30"> April 9, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>On the latest </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://kutnews.org/term/agenda-texas">Agenda Texas</a><span>,</span><span> </span><span>from </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://kutnews.org/">KUT News</a><span> and the Tribune: <span>In the past, bills pushing to expand gambling in Texas have either had the support of casinos or race tracks, not both. But this year is different.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/09/agenda-texas-another-run-casino-gambling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/08/first-major-gambling-bill-receives-wednesday-heari/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/gaming055_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, at a press conference April 8, 2013 calling for another push to legalize casino gambling in Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/gaming055_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, at a press conference April 8, 2013 calling for another push to legalize casino gambling in Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, at a press conference April 8, 2013 calling for another push to legalize casino gambling in Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/08/first-major-gambling-bill-receives-wednesday-heari/">Carona Sets the Stage for Hearing on Gambling Measure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Audrey White </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:50:34 -0500" title="2013-04-08 16:50"> April 8, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/08/first-major-gambling-bill-receives-wednesday-heari/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>"You never really know when a major issue like this will find a break or an opportunity to be passed," state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-carona/">John Carona</a> said Monday about proposed legislation that could legalize casino gambling in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/08/first-major-gambling-bill-receives-wednesday-heari/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/01/polling-center-playing-numbers-gaming-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/01/polling-center-playing-numbers-gaming-texas/">Polling Center: Playing the Numbers on Gaming in Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Joshua Blank and Jim Henson </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:32:52 -0600" title="2013-03-01 12:32"> March 1, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/01/polling-center-playing-numbers-gaming-texas/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>It's not so much what Texans think about gaming in Texas — they're generally for it — but about how strongly they feel. And the people who don't want expanded gaming feel more strongly than proponents.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/01/polling-center-playing-numbers-gaming-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/06/united-front-gaming-groups-would-improve-chances/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/05/SlotMachine-Logos_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/05/SlotMachine-Logos_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Jeff Kubina</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/06/united-front-gaming-groups-would-improve-chances/">Groups Bank on United Front in Gambling Push</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Audrey White </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 Feb 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-02-06 06:00"> Feb. 6, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/06/united-front-gaming-groups-would-improve-chances/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Despite strong resistance inside and outside the Legislature, groups representing various gambling interests hope that a collaborative approach can help them make a breakthrough this legislative session. Those interests haven't always been on the same page when it came to legislation.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/06/united-front-gaming-groups-would-improve-chances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/02/inside-intelligence-about-those-money-makers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/inside_intelligence-logo-Hahn-sponsorship_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/inside_intelligence-logo-Hahn-sponsorship_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/02/inside-intelligence-about-those-money-makers/">Inside Intelligence: About Those Money-Makers...</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0500" title="2012-10-02 12:00"> Oct. 2, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p><span>For this week's nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about tax reform, swapping local property taxes for something else, and whether voters and legislators are on the same page on casinos.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/02/inside-intelligence-about-those-money-makers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/19/john-montford-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ART_JohnMontford_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="John Montford with www.lettexansdecide.com"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ART_JohnMontford_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="John Montford with www.lettexansdecide.com" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Justin Dehn</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">John Montford with www.lettexansdecide.com</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/19/john-montford-tt-interview/">John Montford: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0500" title="2012-09-19 09:00"> Sept. 19, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/19/john-montford-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The former prosecutor, state lawmaker, Texas Tech chancellor and AT&T executive talks about his latest initiative to make casino gambling legal in Texas. The sponsor of legislation that made the lottery legal two decades ago is back with a similar pitch to let voters decide whether to bring more gambling to the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/19/john-montford-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jack-abramoff-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jack-Abromoff_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jack-Abromoff_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Justin Dehn</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jack-abramoff-tt-interview/">Jack Abramoff: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 8 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-05-08 06:00"> May 8, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jack-abramoff-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The former lobbyist, taking a reform tour around the country after spending almost four years in prison for his role in an influence-peddling scandal, on how to regulate lobbying in Washington, why he thinks the system is essentially corrupt, when money in politics is a problem and when it's not, and why anyone should listen to someone like him. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jack-abramoff-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/anti-cockfighting-law-helps-law-enforcement-crackd/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_DSC2929_106277_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="The Humane Society of the United States supplied key information that led to the raid of an alleged cockfighting breeding facility in Santa Fe, Tex."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_DSC2929_106277_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="The Humane Society of the United States supplied key information that led to the raid of an alleged cockfighting breeding facility in Santa Fe, Tex." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Kathy Milani</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Humane Society of the United States supplied key information that led to the raid of an alleged cockfighting breeding facility in Santa Fe, Tex.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/anti-cockfighting-law-helps-law-enforcement-crackd/">Anti-Cockfighting Law Helps Law Enforcement Crackdown</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Susannah Jacob </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-12-16 05:00"> Dec. 16, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/anti-cockfighting-law-helps-law-enforcement-crackd/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Animal welfare activists are hoping for a renewed crackdown on illegal cockfighting now that laws passed last legislative session are in effect. Forcing the birds to fight was already illegal; now, it's also against the law to breed the birds or attend a fight. But the law’s force will depend largely on the initiative of newly empowered police forces. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/anti-cockfighting-law-helps-law-enforcement-crackd/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/14/in-perrys-texas-the-man-behind-the-curtain/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PerryToomey_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Toomey with Perry in the Texas House in 1985."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PerryToomey_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Toomey with Perry in the Texas House in 1985." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas State Library & Archives Commision / The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Toomey with Perry in the Texas House in 1985.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/14/in-perrys-texas-the-man-behind-the-curtain/">Texas Lobbyist Mike Toomey is Force Behind Rick Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a>, <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:00:00 -0500" title="2011-10-14 21:00"> Oct. 14, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/14/in-perrys-texas-the-man-behind-the-curtain/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Should <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/perrypedia/">Rick Perry</a> become president, it will be in no small measure because of the efforts of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-lobbying/mike-toomey/" target="_blank">Mike Toomey</a>, a lobbyist and onetime chief of staff to the governor who has tapped a sprawling network of donors, business allies and friendly (or indebted) lawmakers to help him accomplish ambitious political and legislative goals.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/14/in-perrys-texas-the-man-behind-the-curtain/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/31/sessions-end-creates-graveyard-of-dead-legislation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_TexasCapitol_MS_5_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Capitol"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_TexasCapitol_MS_5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Capitol" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Capitol</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/31/sessions-end-creates-graveyard-of-dead-legislation/">Session's End Creates Graveyard of Dead Legislation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Christopher Smith Gonzalez </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 May 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-05-31 05:00"> May 31, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/31/sessions-end-creates-graveyard-of-dead-legislation/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The system is meant to kill legislation: That’s the old line most often heard around the Capitol. And right about now, as the session's end slams the coffin door on a slew of bills, more than a few lawmakers are taking solace in the fact that their dead bills have plenty of company.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/31/sessions-end-creates-graveyard-of-dead-legislation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/06/house-committee-advances-gambling-without-casinos/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/06/house-committee-advances-gambling-without-casinos/">House Committee Advances Gambling, Without Casinos</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 May 2011 22:26:08 -0500" title="2011-05-06 22:26"> May 6, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/06/house-committee-advances-gambling-without-casinos/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Attention, gamblers. A Texas House committee surprised the casino lobby Friday night when it voted out legislation that would allow video lottery terminals — slot machines — at state racetracks and Indian reservations. The casinos were left behind.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/06/house-committee-advances-gambling-without-casinos/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/14/andrea-young-the-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Andrea-Young-Intv-Still_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Andrea-Young-Intv-Still_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Justin Dehn</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/14/andrea-young-the-tt-interview/">Andrea Young: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0500" title="2011-04-14 09:00"> April 14, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/14/andrea-young-the-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The president and chief operating officer of the Sam Houston Race Park on legislation that would allow slot machines at horse and dog tracks in Texas, why she believes that's a good idea, and why it has a chance this year.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/14/andrea-young-the-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/08/speaker-joe-straus-on-the-budget-and-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JoeStrausScreenGrab_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JoeStrausScreenGrab_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Politics Project</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/08/speaker-joe-straus-on-the-budget-and-session/">Interview: Speaker Joe Straus on the Budget and Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:55:54 -0500" title="2011-04-08 16:55"> April 8, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> was interviewed eariler this week by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/search/?q=Jim%20Henson">Jim Henson</a>, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, government prof and half of the Tribune's polling team, about the session so far, the budget, gambling, rewriting state taxes, federal stimulus money and what he thinks about the tempest over research and teaching at the state's top universities.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/08/speaker-joe-straus-on-the-budget-and-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/04/triblive-thompson-on-gambling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Senfronia_screencap_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Senfronia_screencap_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/04/triblive-thompson-on-gambling/">TribLive: Thompson on Gambling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0500" title="2011-04-04 09:00"> April 4, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At last Thursday's TribLive, State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/senfronia-thompson/" target="_blank">Senfronia Thompson</a>, D-Houston, made the economic development case for legalized gambling in Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/04/triblive-thompson-on-gambling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a 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title="2011-04-04 09:00"> April 4, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/04/triblive-thompson-on-gambling-race-and-democrats/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>For our most recent TribLive conversation, I interviewed state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/senfronia-thompson/" target="_blank">Senfronia Thompson</a>, D-Houston, about gambling, how Democrats can regain their mojo and whether being black and being Republican are incompatible.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/04/triblive-thompson-on-gambling-race-and-democrats/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a 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href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/04/01/the-weekly-rundown-march-28-to-april-1/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? 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href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/30/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-73/">The Weekly TribCast: Episode 73</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:29:44 -0500" title="2011-03-30 22:29"> March 30, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>锘縄n this week's TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss statements by the Legislative Budget Board, the situation with gambling bills, and the saga of Willie Nelson.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150618102135/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/30/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-73/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a 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