As we move along in the process to regulate poker in Texas, I’ve tried really hard not to overdo the poker metaphors, but this time it really is the best way to say it.
Our bill, HB 3186, is on the House General Calendar. The deadline for hearing this bill on the floor of the House is Thursday night. However, The House of Representatives is backed up pretty bad and the legislative carnage is evident already.
We feel good about our chances if we can get a vote, but at this point there is no guarantee that will happen.
The next few nights in the Texas House will be very late as they try to work through their calendar, but every time a contentious bill comes up for debate and one side begins to stall (or “chub†as it is referred to at the Capitol) bills at the end of the calendar become less likely to pass.
We are still in this thing, and frankly we’ve gotten farther than anyone thought we would.
In the meantime, continue to email your legislators. A good citizen recently posted this site and I encourage you to take advantage of it to contact your legislators: http://www.legalizepokerintexas.com/
Stay tuned, Thursday will be a very late night!