A lawmaker wants to legalize casino gambling in certain South Texas counties and use the profits to help with hurricane relief.

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The bill, filled in December by State Rep. Joe Deshotel, D-Beaumont, would issue casino licenses in Galveston, Jefferson, Nueces, Bexar and Harris counties.

“The Texas Constitution clearly prohibits gambling, except for four highly limited exceptions,” Rodger Weems, state chair of Stop Predatory Gambling Texas, told House members recently.

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The bill would instate a casino gaming tax equal to 18 percent of a casino's gross gaming revenue. Half of the revenue from the tax will be allocated to a catastrophe reserve trust fund.

• A 2019 publication created by the Texas Association of Counties addressing certain exceptions to the general prohibition against gambling including game rooms, eight-liners, bingo and fantasy sports. It also discusses Texas counties' authority to regulate businesses that offer these services.
• This bill is being sponsored by a Democrat, which is reason enough that it won’t pass. Greg Abbott, another Republican, also is on record opposing any expansion of legal gambling in Texas. In 2015, Abbott asked state lottery officials to stop collecting information about potential sports betting games, saying that “state laws on gaming.

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This money would be used for residual windstorm insurance coverage and catastrophic flooding assistance in the coastal areas.

According to the Houston Chronical, even if the bill passes in the Texas Legislature and is signed into law by Gov. Abbott, Texans will vote on whether casino gambling will be allowed as it is currently barred by the Texas Constitution.

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State Rep. Deshotel filed a resolution to amend the Texas Constitution allowing the bill to take effect in November 2019 if passed.

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