HJR 156 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.

This constitutional amendment (HJR 156) would allow the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to operate gaming facilities through a compact with the state, specifically near their Eagle Pass reservation. It requires the tribe to execute a compact with Texas (after tribal approval), limits tribal gaming taxes/fees to match those for non-tribal gaming, and mandates that gaming must occur on tribal land. The amendment does not authorize gaming itself but creates the constitutional framework for a future tribe-state compact, pending voter approval after legislative passage.
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Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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