Texas Quarter Horse Association; Texas Thoroughbred Association; Texas Horsemen's Partnership; Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, Inc.; Global Gaming LSP, LLC d/b/a Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie; and Sam Houston Race Park, LLC v. American Legion Department of Texas, Temple Post 133; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Thompson Allstate Bingo Supply, Inc.; and Moore Supplies, Inc.

Summary

This document is an unopposed motion by the appellants to abate a Texas Third Court of Appeals proceeding for 90 days. The appeal concerns the validity of Texas Racing Commission rules authorizing pari-mutuel wagering on historical horse racing, and the motion cites the Commission’s anticipated future action as the basis for suspending appellate deadlines.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appeal should be abated for 90 days and existing appellate deadlines suspended or tolled while the Texas Racing Commission considered its future position regarding historical-racing rules.

Disposition

other