Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 25, 1989Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Hilary B. Doran, Jr. Chairman Texas Racing Commission P.O. Box 12080 Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Whether the Texas Racing Commission may adopt rules regarding the regulating of simulcasting (RQ-1645)
Dear Mr. Doran:
Article 179e, V.T.C.S., the Texas Racing Act, created the Texas Racing Commission [hereinafter the commission], id. at § 2.01, and conferred on it broad rulemaking authority governing horse racing and greyhound racing.1 You ask about the scope of that authority, specifically whether the commission may promulgate rules regulating "simulcasting" of race events.
You inform us that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Smith v. BaldwinTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Knight v. International Harvester Credit Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Stauffer v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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