19 hours ago · Gov. Abbott talks border, school vouchers, betting. Texas Governor Greg Abbott answers questions from the FOX Texas Trio on efforts to secure the border, the impact of school vouchers and what he ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is ready to allow online sports betting in Texas. In an exclusive interview for the Texas Take Podcast, Abbott said he has no objection to the Texas Legislature passing a law to ...

5 days ago · Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he now supports online sports gambling, sharing his perspective in the Texas Take Podcast, the Chronicle reports.

2 days ago · Governor Greg Abbott’s support for legalized online sports gambling in Texas still faces an uphill battle, with the Texas Senate being the main hold-up.

4 days ago · Texas governor weighs in on sports betting. With the Super Bowl almost here, the debate over sports betting is heating up. FOX 4's Steven Dial talked to Gov. Greg Abbott about where he stands on ...

A dvocates hoping to bring sports betting to the Lone Star State have a new powerful ally: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle's Texas Take podcast, Abbott said he ...

5 days ago · AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told the Houston Chronicle last month that he has no problem with legalizing sports betting in the state. Previous efforts to legalize sports betting have fallen short. Back in 2023, a bill passed the House with an 82-51 vote, but it died in the Senate.

5 days ago · During an appearance on the “Texas Take Podcast,” Gov. Greg Abbott said that he has no objection to the Texas Legislature passing a law to join 39 other states that have legalized online sports betting.

Feb 28, 2023 · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made his most amenable assessment of legal sports betting when describing it to the USA Today network as “just really a form of entertainment.” The governor’s stance on legal gambling has evolved over the past three years, moving from opposition to all forms of gambling expansion to an interest in resort casinos.

During an interview for the Texas Take Podcast, Gov. Abbott said he has "no problem" with online sports betting, adding that he had be shocked "if there were not some Texans that do it already ...