July 22, 2017      10:47 AM

License holders sue over fees meant to keep Texas Racing Commission solvent

Tracks argue it should have gone through normal rulemaking, the choice to implement the fee went outside the board’s authority, and it gave license holders no chance to review the supporting materials

Four of the 10 remaining owners of racetrack licenses in Texas have sued the Texas Racing Commission and its board for passing a supplemental fee last month to cover agency shortfalls.

License holders – and especially the greyhound license holders – had warned the board and staff that additional costs would be devastating to the industry. The license holders – LRP Group, Ltd.; Valle de los Tosoros, Ltd.; Gulf Coast Racing, LLC; and Gulf Greyhound Partners, Ltd. – filed a temporary injunction against the supplemental fee, due August 1.

By Kimberly Reeves

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