April 13, 2023: Reps from 11 of Texas’ most prominent pro sports teams offer their support for legal sports gambling in the state.May 10, 2023: House Bill HJR 102 passes through the house with a vote of 97-44 but still requires 100 votes before it is passed on to the Senate.May 25, 2023: With the 2023 legislative session coming to a close on May 29, there is still no movement on a final push for legal TX sports gambling.It will take a constitutional amendment for any meaningful change to materialize. Most legalization initiatives fall through almost as soon as they are proposed. As we mentioned, gambling is currently illegal in Texas.
