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Las Vegas Sands Corporation, owned by Miriam Adelson, tried to lobby at the legislature this year to make casinos legal in the Lone Star State.
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Two resolutions aimed at the resort company Las Vegas Sands were indefinitely tabled during Irving's City Council meeting because they were added past the submission deadline.
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Two bills were filed in the Texas legislature that would change the protest threshold of property owners within 200 feet of a proposed rezoning. One bill includes an amendment to keep the current threshold for gambling, the other does not.
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The city's Ethics Code can be reviewed at least once every five years thanks to a voter-approved proposition in the 2023 Charter Election.
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There were three Irving City Council seats on the May 3 ballot, including a citywide seat.
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The petition was filed a month after the Irving City Council approved rezoning for a destination resort near the site where Texas Stadium once stood.
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State representatives have introduced a bill that would make it harder to protest rezoning requests like one sought by Las Vegas Sands in Irving.
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Las Vegas Sand Corp. dropped the casino portion of its Irving rezoning request after a lengthy meeting earlier in the week, during which opponents of the plan turned out in droves.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. bought land in an area that includes the spot that once held Texas Stadium. Residents are concerned about plans to build a casino 鈥 if Texas legalizes gambling.
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A proposed mixed-use development that would include a destination resort with casino gaming has received both support and opposition from area residents.
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The city of Irving could approve rezoning an area that would allow for casino gaming in the event that casino gambling is legalized in Texas. Residents are pushing back.
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Irving Planning and Zoning Commission will vote next week on proposed zoning for a destination resort connected to the Las Vegas Sands Corp. on the site of the former Texas Stadium, but critics are against its potential for casino gambling.