Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT December 20,2004 Mr. R. Dyke Rogers, Chairman Opinion NO. GA-0286 Texas Racing Commission Post Office Box 12080 Re: Whether the Texas Racing Commission may Austin, Texas 7871 l-2080 grant a license for a racetrack without a formal certification of election results to the Secretary of State; and whether the Commission may initiate a license application process for a county following a formal election certification that occurs more than ten days after the canvass of returns (RQ-0258.GA) Dear Mr. Rogers: The Texas Racing Act (the “Act”) sets forth the…