Dave in Grapevine (from the Yestbay1 poker blog) wrote in on Friday with a reminder that the Texas Legislature is about to be back in session (the state congress meets every other year there) and our second go-round with Make Poker Legal is starting strong out of the gate:
Hey Dan,
I heard a news story on the radio way home today which you or someone else on the Pokerati staff is probably all over already, but I thought I would e-mail you about it anyway.
It appears that Jose Menendez has (re-)introduced his bill to legalize poker in Texas. I found a couple of links to news blurbs about it, although nothing of much substance:
http://www.q1019.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=&article=4621581
http://lonestartexasnews.com/pages/3363793.php?contentType=4&contentId=3098073
http://radio.woai.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119078&article=4621581
These short articles are all pretty much the same thing, with quotes from Menendez about his reasons for the bill.
I look forward to reading more about it on Pokerati.com as things develop.
Dave Westbay
Grapevine, TX
Thanks much, Dave, for the heads-up. These articles may not be big, but session isn\’t even underway yet, so it\’s a good sign that poker is already getting early ink and airtime from the non-poker press. Indeed, Pokerati can\’t help but to be all over it as the legislation moves forward. We (Texas poker people) got further than expected in 2007 … and if we can successfully punch Menendez\’s bill through this time (re-branded as the \”Poker Gaming Act of 2009\”) … well, hey, Vegas has been nice, but you can expect this not-so-humble little poker blogger to return home posthaste from self-imposed exile.
