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By David Hooper, Executive Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association AUSTIN, (TTA) – Lone Star Park opens Thursday, April 12, for its first of 53 dates running through July 8, and the first full Thoroughbred meet under the management of Global Gaming Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation. Continuing a...
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By David Hooper, Executive Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association,   250mg erythromycin kept the 82nd Texas Legislature from completing its work, Governor Rick Perry issued a proclamation calling all legislators back the next day, May 31, for a 30-day special session. 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush For special sessions, the Governor sets the agenda. His proclamation...
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by David Hooper, Texas Thoroughbred Association AUSTIN, (TTA) – With no resolution of education funding between House and Senate leaders as of this writing, the need for a special session remains up in the air as the 2011 regular session of the Texas Legislature reaches its final week end with the cytotec drug use end...
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  By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – A vote that would have brought a gambling referendum to the voters of Texas has died on the vine in the waning days of the Texas Legislature. The bill would have allowed a vote for or against legalization of slot machines at the Lone Star State’s struggling race tracks. Much...
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RACETRACK SLOT MACHINE BILL PASSES OUT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE AUSTIN, (TTA) – House Joint Resolution 111 was voted out of the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee on Friday night, May 6. This is the legislation which will allow Texans to vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize video lottery terminals, or slot machines, at...
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 Texas Tracks Take Giant Leap Toward Economic Stability By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Texas horse tracks beat long odds late Friday night when a bill that would enable voters to decide if they want slot machines at texas horse tracks and Indian reservations was voted out of committee. The bill will now go to the full...
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HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The Texas horse racing industry today appealed for their supporters to call members of a key legislative committee to vote in favor of a bill to allow slot machines at race tracks. The appeal from Texas H.O.R.S.E is repeated below as a public service to our friends in the racing industry....
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, (APHA) – —Texas horsemen gathered at the state Capitol on March 31, 2011, in support of bills that will generate revenue for the state and provide support for the struggling Texas horse industry. The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is one of the founding members of Texas H.O.R.S.E. (Horse Organization for...
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  By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Legislative sources tell Horseback Magazine that an effort by the Texas racing industry has gotten further than originally expected with 90 confirmed votes in the House as of late April and encouraging talk of passage in the state Senate. In a late call to Horseback, strategists said proponents of the...
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Bill Faces Long Odds From Opposition Opinion By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – What is the use of owning a popular publication if you don’t use that platform as a bully pulpit from time to time. This is one of those rare times when we ask our readers to support an issue of vital importance to all...
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