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How Generous Texans Are!
RECEIVED Mon., Jan. 17, 2005
Dear Editor,
Recent advertisements for casino gambling in neighboring states have reminded me just how generous we Texans are ["Pfurious in Pflugerville," News, Jan. 14].
No other state's citizens send hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidize adjacent states' budgets like Texans do.
I am sure the state legislatures of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, not to mention the taxpayers, school teachers, health care administrators, students, faculty, underprivileged children, and the elderly with health insurance, and employees and owners of the casinos are indeed grateful to us Texans.
Recent advertisements for casino gambling in neighboring states have reminded me just how generous we Texans are ["Pfurious in Pflugerville," News, Jan. 14].
No other state's citizens send hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidize adjacent states' budgets like Texans do.
I am sure the state legislatures of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, not to mention the taxpayers, school teachers, health care administrators, students, faculty, underprivileged children, and the elderly with health insurance, and employees and owners of the casinos are indeed grateful to us Texans.
Oh, the joy of giving,
Nick Kralj
Nick Kralj
[News Editor Michael King notes: Nick Kralj is a lobbyist registered with the Texas Ethics Commission, whose clients have included gambling interests, although he told the Chronicle this week he has no current gambling-related clients. According to the May, 2004 "Lobby Watch" report of Texans for Public Justice, "Kralj … is affiliated with trusts that own 5 percent of Corpus Christi Greyhound Race Track. Kralj reported large contracts with the pro-slots Tigua tribe in previous years."]