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Texas Poker Proposal Folds
Procedural restrictions stymie Menendez bill
Texas state Representative Jose Menendez's bill HB 3186, which
proposed improving the legal position for Texas poker players' game
of choice, has been [temporarily] stymied by a procedural time-out
according to media reports from the state that gave Texas Hold Em
its name.
Rep. Menendez's bill was scheduled too far down a very full list
of legislative proposals to reach the floor of the House for its
second reading before the time deadline, the reports indicate.
Menendez's proposal (see previous InfoPowa report) followed several
Texas-wide opinion polls which indicated general support for a properly
regulated and taxed game in the state.
Speaking to a Dallas ESPN Radio program last week on the slow progress
of his bill, Menendez opined that many of his colleagues were afraid
that voting for the legalisation of poker might hurt them in the
next election. "In particular, my Republican friends are the
ones that are afraid of their primary voters," he said.
As we went to press there had been no announcement from the Representative's
San Antonio office on whether he will reintroduce the bill this
year.
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