Longtime Observer Of Texas Legislature Calls Gambling ‘Thorniest Issue’ Of 2025
The Dallas Morning News' Sharon Grigsby says gambling will be the Texas Legislature's "thorniest issue" of the 2025 legislative session.
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.
The Dallas Morning News' Sharon Grigsby says gambling will be the Texas Legislature's "thorniest issue" of the 2025 legislative session.
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