What was once a sleepy race to replace an outgoing state senator in Tarrant County is now a multi-million-dollar grudge match this fall. Voters will decide between three candidates for Senate District 9 this Tuesday.
Senate District 9 is the first battle in a larger war next year between business groups who want the voters to decide whether to expand gambling in Texas and Christian conservatives who do not want casinos in Texas. Big money is already being spent…
The two Republican candidates, conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss and former mayor of Southlake John Huffman, agree on most issues, except for one glaring exception: whether to change the state constitution and let voters decide whether to expand gambling or not.
