Racing Commission chair quits amid disagreement with Gov. Greg Abbott
A disagreement with Gov. Greg Abbott over a new form of gambling ended with the Texas Racing Commission’s chairman abandoning his leadership post.
Abbott accepted the request of former Chairman Robert Schmidt late Monday, 10 days after the physician from Fort Worth submitted a letter resigning as chairman. Schmidt will remain on as a commissioner.
The governor had wanted Schmidt to schedule a vote of the commission next Tuesday to repeal a previously approved rule to allow historical racing at the state’s race tracks. (The emerging form of gambling allows bettors to wager electronically on horse races that have already been run but have been stripped of all identifying marks.)
But Schmidt, who sees historical racing as a way to buoy the struggling racing business in Texas, said he couldn’t comply.
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