The Texas horse racing industry coalition, Texans for Economic Development, has organized a visit for horsemen to the Capitol on April 11th in support of HB 3326, the video lottery terminal (VLT) bill that has been filed in the Texas Legislature. This gives horsemen the opportunity to walk the halls of the Capitol and discuss the VLT issue with legislators. Horsemen will meet early around 7 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Austin for a brief training session before departing for the Capitol.

Now that a bill has been introduced, it is very important that all members of the horse industry show the Legislature how much support there is for VLTs at Texas tracks.

Many horsemen are bringing one or two friends with them. While that is not required, we would certainly encourage you to bring anyone you can who is supportive of our bill. The more people we have at the Capitol on April 11th, the bigger an impact it will have on legislators.

For more details, hotel information (we have a block of rooms at the Doubletree Austin), or if you plan to attend, contact Courtney Kubesch at TED at (512) 473-0861 or courtney@txfed.com.