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Dear Texas Poker Player,
As you know, the Poker Players Alliance is fighting on your behalf in
Washington, D.C. and at the state level to defend your right to play
poker. The fight for legal, safe and fair poker is taking place here in
Texas right now.
The Texas Poker PAC is an ally of the PPA and has worked hard to get
great legislation introduced that will regulate and expand legal poker
in Texas! House Bill HB 3186 was filed by Representative Jose Menendez
of San Antonio. This will have a public hearing on Tuesday, April 3rd
in the House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures and
poker in the great state of Texas needs your support.
This is a unique opportunity to have your voice heard in support of the
game you love! Testifying in favor of the bill will be some high
profile folks like Gavin Smith, Erick Lindgren, Lyle Berman, Dallas DA
Craig Watkins and others.
Please join us in Austin on the afternoon of April 3rd to make your
voice heard! The hearing will be held in the Capital Extension Building
(North side of the Capitol) Room E2.030 (3rd Level Downstairs) at
approximately 2 PM. I would love you to join me and other members of
the PPA and stand up for Poker in Texas!
Click here to let others know you'll be there.
If you cannot make it to Austin then, please click here to send an
email or call the committee members' Austin offices. Here is a list of
Committee members with their e-mails and phone numbers. We encourage
you to call for poker in Texas.
House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures
Ismael "Kino" Flores (D- Mission) Chairman
(512) 463-0704
Kino.Flores@house.state.tx.us
Charlie Geren (R- Houston)
(512) 463-0610
charlie.geren@house.state.tx.us
Carl Isett (R-Lubbock)
(512) 463-0676
carl.isett@house.state.tx.us
Tony Goolsby (R-Dallas)
(512) 463-0454
tony.goolsby@house.state.tx.us
Delwin Jones (R- Lubbock)
(512) 463-0542
delwin.jones@house.state.tx.us
Senfronia Thompson (D- Houston)
(512) 463-0720
senfronia.thompson@house.state.tx.us
Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton (R- Mauriceville)
(512) 463-0412
mike.hamilton@house.state.tx.us
Borris Miles (D- Houston)
(512) 463-0518
borris.miles@house.state.tx.us
Chente Quintanilla (D- El Paso)
(512) 463-0613
chente.quintanilla@house.state.tx.us
You can even cut and paste the following text into your email or use
this as a template for your phone call:
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Dear Representative,
I am a Texas voter and I support the expansion and regulation of legal
poker in Texas. Poker is a game of skill that can bring hundreds of
millions of dollars to the state both directly and indirectly. Please
support HB 3186 filed by Representative Menendez when it is heard in
the Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee on April 3rd.
Thank you in advance for joining with the tens of thousands of law
abiding poker players in Texas who support this legislation.
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Please visit the Texas Poker PAC today,
http://www.texaspokerpac.com/
and signup for their email list. They will keep you updated on the bill
progress and what you can do to finally bring Hold’em back to Texas!
Regards,
Michael Bolcerek, President
Poker Players Alliance
Poker up for vote in Teas
