Dallas Takes Step Forward To Advocate For Statewide Gambling
Dallas City Councilman Chad West supports gambling expansion and reports progress by a committee to have Dallas lobby the state legislature.
Phil West is a longtime journalist based in Austin, Texas, whose bylines have appeared in The Daily Dot, Nautilus, Pro Soccer USA, Howler, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Antonio Express-News, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Chronicle. He has also written two books about soccer.
Dallas City Councilman Chad West supports gambling expansion and reports progress by a committee to have Dallas lobby the state legislature.
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