Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the governor to execute model gaming compacts with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and to authorize those tribes to sue this state if the governor fails to execute said model gaming compacts.

HJR 185 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Texas' governor to sign pre-approved casino agreements (model gaming compacts) with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. If the governor fails to execute these compacts, the tribes would be authorized to sue the state for breach of agreement. The bill directly affects these two tribes, the governor, and the state government by creating a legal mechanism to enforce tribal gaming agreements. It does not change existing tribal gaming laws but adds a constitutional requirement for the governor to act and a lawsuit option if he does not.