The tribe opened the Speaking Rock Casino in 1993 in El Paso, which operated until 2003 when it was shut down by the State of Texas. Since 1993 the Tigua Indians of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo has fought the State of Texas for the right to operate a casino on tribal land. The Tigua Indians operate Speaking Rock Entertainment. Texas House Bill 2208 supports Indian gaming by the Tigua Indians of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.
House bill supports Texas Indian gaming casinos Ap. Supreme Court to take up the State of Texas cases against the Tigua Indians (El Paso) and the Alabama-Coushatta of East Texas. Read more Texas Tribes gain casino support from U.S. Texas to determine whether the tribe can operate a Class II gaming casino under the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Supreme Court will hear Texas Indian gaming case Octo. In a 5-4 decision the court sided with the Alabama-Coushatta and Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribes of Texas over the State. The US Supreme Court handed a major victory last week supporting Indian gaming in Texas. Read more Texas Indian Gaming Wins in Supreme Court J. News Headlines Texas Bill Would Expand Gambling at Tribal Casinos Ma-Ī new bill has been introduced in the Texas legislature for a constitutional amendment requiring the governor to negotiate gaming compacts with each federally-recognized.
