Dr. Miriam Adelson and her company casino gambling titan Las Vegas Sands Corp. contributed millions of dollars to Texas candidates last year.
Sen. Carol Alvarado filed a joint resolution to legalize a limited number of casinos and authorize a sports wagering program in Texas.
Commercial casinos are banned in Texas, but a political action committee funded by a Las Vegas corporation hopes to change that.
Texas Sands PAC has given more than a million dollars to Texas politicians and candidates this year.
Democrats have called for additional restrictions on firearms after the shooting deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde.
The bill passed the Texas House upon second reading by a 79 to 37 vote. It will head back to the Senate after passing third reading.
After a late-night filibuster from Sen. Carol Alvarado, the Texas Senate again approved the GOP election reform bill.
Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado says that she will filibuster the GOP election bill “because it is the right thing to do for my constituents.”
At least one Democrat on the Texas House Elections Committee expressed disappointment that some of her colleagues were left out.
State party officials currently are not required to resign their post before running for another political office, but newly-passed legislation would close that discrepancy.
The Texan contacted every Texas state senator for their position on the constitutional carry legislation recently passed by the state House. See their responses here.
Proposed constitutional amendments to establish four commercial casinos in Texas are currently pending in committees.
