Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to operate gaming through a compact with Texas. It allows the tribe to conduct Class III gaming (including video lottery terminals and mobile gaming) on tribal land within 200 miles of Eagle Pass, Texas, under terms matching state regulations for other gaming locations. The compact requires tribal licensing of gaming employees and limits tribal gaming taxes/fees to the same rates applied to non-tribal gaming facilities. The amendment would require the tribe to submit the compact to the governor and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior for approval, while the state would not need further action for the compact to take effect.