A state senator is defending campaign donations he’s received, saying it isn’t connected to his push to legalize gambling in Texas.
State Sen. Nathan Johnson clarified that the two campaign donations he received from a Political Action Committee linked to the Las Vegas Sands Corporation weren’t part of a coordinated effort to influence his decision to file a resolution for voters to consider legalizing gambling in Texas.
“Filing a bill to allow the voters to lift a constitutional ban on gaming is consistent with my general philosophy that if the legislature is not in touch, the people can take action on their own,” Johnson said.
Johnson, who represents parts of Dallas, Garland, Mesquite, Grand Prairie and Irving, filed Senate Joint Resolution 82 as his Irving constituents fought with the Sands Corp. over a tract of land.
