Jose Menendez (D-San Antonio), do we even know you anymore? Supposedly Gov. Rick Perry has re-re-changed his position … and so now Menendez is going to not even let the House have their vote? I honestly just don\’t understand. We […]
Political WTF in Texas? Bad river card on its way?
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As Kevin noticed early this AM (before my post from yesterday doubting the notion went live), Texas\’ HB 222 has moved out of the Calendars Committee and is scheduled for a vote on the House floor tomorrow … which means
Texas Poker Bill to Get Its House Vote Austin game violently robbed
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This is the week … that\’s what I\’ve hearing from people in Austin and DC regarding legalized racetrack (and Indian Casino) poker in Texas. All seem to be staying on message, too, because that\’s the same thing they were saying
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For those wondering when HB 222 would make the Texas House calendar, this coming Friday is your lucky day. I\’ll leave it to Dan or other Texas legislation experts to interpret the fact that it\’s buried on the calendar, but
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It\’s true. And she\’s been palling around with druggies and convicts just so she can \”write about it\” and (don\’t tell anyone I said this) I\’m even hearing unconfirmed, squalidly detailed rumors from an imaginary source that she\’s got a
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Our little Texas poker bill was chugging along well, and then I blinked … poof, and we were supposedly down to the proverbial chip-and-a-chair yesterday. For all our hard work to get it to the Calendars Committee and then let
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The PPA has been keeping an eye on Texas for a while … seeing it as a potential \”battleground state\”. Now it seems they\’re ready to put some resources behind it, as they\’ve launched a new website to anchor their
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Jeff over at LegalizePokerinTexas has updated his site to make it even easier for you to reach out to the 13 key members of the Texas House of Representatives who currently hold the fate of poker in their hands. If
Write Your Congressional Calendars Committee It just got easier
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While looking through the list … I realized there are a few people on that committee whom we might need to be extra ass-kissy persuasive with. Rep. Brian McCall (R-Plano) — He\’s the chair, so he has the power to
RE: Calendars Committee Three guys who really need to hear from you
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Selective aggression … that\’s the key here. And it\’s again time to make a move. This time, we need to hit up the Calendars Committee. What we\’re asking for with them is to get a vote on HB 222 and
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