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STIN (AP) — A legislative lonsor of pari-mutuel betting ed Thursday that surrounding ates do not want Texans to ap- ove race track wagering and are tting up money to defeat the bal- proposition. “W< know what pari-mutuel will ito our surrounding states,” Sen. ,H. Harris, R-Dallas, said. ’hev’re not going to like it, that’s . They’ve been drawing off ur’population base. It’s our turn.” Harris said surrounding states at already allow pari-mutuel wa gering, are obviously spending money in Texas. Dallas-based Texans Who Care, an anti-betting group, claims that pari-mutuel betting is a dying indus try. But Rep. Lloyd Criss, D-La Mar que, said the total amount wagered at tracks had risen 49 percent over the past decade. Attendance at horse tracks last year totaled 70.5 million, making it the nation’s No. 2 spectator sport, Criss said. “That doesn’t sound like an un healthy industry to me,” he said. Also, he said, greyhound atten dance has increased 131 percent in the past 20 years, and the amount wagered has gone up 511 percent. “No greyhound track in the United States is having economic trouble,” Criss said. Rep. Debra Danburg, D-Houston, said racing and wagering already are going on. “The two things that are not going on are” there is no state oversight and “we’re not getting the money,” she said. Other proposed ammendments are also being debated. The West and South Texas Chambers of Com merce endorsed the pari-mutuel proposition . The chambers also backed Refer endum 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, which would keep the State Board of Edu cation an appointed body rather than having it elected. The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation urged voters to support Amend ment 8 on the ballot, which would al low the state to sell $500 million in bonds for prison, mental health and youth facilities. OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT (til 1 am on Fri. & Sat) Ask about our... 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