Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.001
VOTER APPROVAL OF RACETRACK REQUIRED
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- Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.001, VOTER APPROVAL OF RACETRACK REQUIRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/704401
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(a) The commission may not issue a racetrack license or accept a license application for a racetrack to be located in a county until the commissioners court has certified to the secretary of state that the qualified voters of the county have approved the legalization of pari-mutuel wagering on horse races or greyhound races in the county at an election held under this chapter.
(b) A racetrack may not be located within a home-rule municipality unless a majority of the votes cast in the municipality in the election held under this chapter that legalized pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in the county favored legalization.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a racetrack that:
(1) was located outside the boundaries of the municipality when the racetrack was first licensed; and
(2) has continuously held a license since the issuance of the original license.