Dallas could be one step closer to making legalized gambling and ranked choice voting top priorities in the upcoming Texas Legislature session. Elected officials voted to keep both items on the legislative agenda during a Monday committee meeting — now they’ll have to pass a vote by the full council.
District 1 Council Member Chad West has been vocal about his support for finding ways to grow the city’s tax base – that includes moving to make sure the city gets revenue from potential gambling operations.
“I feel like this is a foregone conclusion at some point in the future…if we don’t prepare for it in Dallas, we have cities like Arlington and Irving that will happily take the mantel and allow for it in their cities,” West said during Monday’s Government Performance and Financial Management committee meeting.
