However, even if the online sports betting measure were to pass the Texas House, it will surely face headwinds in the Texas Senate.
Legislation intended to bring legal sports betting to the Lone Star State is crawling forward in the Texas House of Representatives.
The committee report for House Bill 1942, which would authorize online sports betting sites, was sent to the House Committee on Calendars on Monday, a procedural step that could allow the full legislative chamber to consider the measure.
H.B. 1942 received a public hearing in March and was reported favorably by the House’s state affairs committee without any amendments earlier this month. The House could now vote yes or no on the legislation, which would enable Texas sports betting through mobile bookmakers.
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