Representative Matt Krause Files Suit Against Texas Racing Commissioners

• Aug 29, 2014

Fort Worth—Representative Matt Krause today filed suit against the individual Commissioners of the Texas Racing Commission. In addition, Representative Krause filed an application for a temporary restraining order to prevent the Commissioners from adopting rules which would implement “historical racing machines” in Texas.   Krause filed the suit and restraining order in response to the Texas Racing Commission’s desire to usurp the constitutional power of the Texas Legislature. There has been repeated suggestion that the Commissioners would ignore the wishes of the public, the representatives they elect, and the rule of law by adopting rules making these machines legal. In … Read more >>