To: The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Greg Abbott
Keep the Lottery in Texas
We, the people of the great state of Texas, remind you, our representatives and legislators and our governor, that we settled the issue of the lottery in 1991 by a 2 to 1 vote. We demand that the Texas lottery be left intact. The funds from this lottery support our education system and helps defray costs of veterans benefits in our state. We voted 2 to 1 to get a lottery, if we have to, we'll vote 2 to 1 to get a new legislature that understands the simple math of that.
Why is this important?
the state house of representatives just voted not to renew the Texas Lottery Commission. This is an act of moral ignorance. They're cutting $$$ from education, and we're already at the bottom of most measures of education, and they're cutting $$$ from veteran services. There's no excuse for this. We settled the issue of whether or not Texans wanted a lottery in 1991 by a 2 to 1 margin. Let your state legislators and Governor Perry know you support the Texas lottery and demand it be kept.