Now, another federal bill, sponsored by US Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) and has the bipartisan support of 25 co-sponsors seeks to redress the balance and have the anti-gaming clause wiped out for both the Alabama-Coushatta and Tigua.<\/p>\n
They opened this thing up about three years ago and the State of Texas has come after them,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>Babin told <\/span>East Texas Matters.<\/em><\/span> \u201cAfter studying this thing, I said this is just simply not right\u2026 This is economic development, this is jobs, this is something that is really helping this tribe out.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of fairness, that\u2019s what this bill is all about,\u201d he added. \u201cTreat the Alabama-Coushatta the way the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas is being treated.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tribe is trying to build local support for federal bill House Resolution 759 and has asked a number of Texas counties to introduce resolutions in support of their cause. So far, Polk County, Madison County, and others have come on board.<\/p>\n
The bill was introduced after a federal appeals court in January sided with the state on the legality of the Naskila gaming hall<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are 371 full-time jobs at stake, and we have a moral obligation to fight or every one of the people working at Naskila Gaming,\u201d said Tribal Chairperson Cecilia Flores, in response to that ruling. \u201cOur alcohol-free facility is making a significant difference in the lives of East Texans and we will continue to pursue every legal avenue to continue operating Naskila Gaming on our Tribal lands.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Counties in East Texas are increasingly expressing their support for the Alabama-Coushatta tribe, which has been engaged in a pitched legal battle with Texas state officials since it opened a bingo hall three years ago. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to close down the Naskila gaming hall in Livingston, Polk County, and is demanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":108920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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