Section 2035.001 - Voter Approval of Racetrack Required(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.Tex. Occ. Code § 2035.001
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 963,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2019.