February 15, 2019
A Texas federal judge has ruled that the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo can no longer offer bingo at an El Paso facility, saying the tribe's electronic bingo machines as well as its more traditional bingo games violated state and federal law.
February 11, 2019
A federal judge on Monday tossed counterclaims by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in Texas' suit seeking to halt the tribe's electronic bingo machine operations, ruling that the state attorney general didn't violate the tribe's equal protection rights by bringing the suit.
December 06, 2018
A Pueblo tribe on Wednesday slammed Texas' move to stop its bingo machine operations, arguing in federal court that the state's bingo classifications improperly exclude Indian tribes and that the state impinges on the tribe's rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 15, 2018
Texas asked a federal district court Wednesday to end a Pueblo tribe's electronic bingo and one-touch machines offerings, arguing it's up to the state's citizens and Legislature — not the tribe — to decide what kind of gambling is allowed in the Lone Star State.
October 02, 2018
A Texas federal judge has rejected the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo's bid to halt discovery against its governor and a tribal gaming organization in the state's suit accusing the tribe of illegally operating electronic bingo machines, saying there is no need to let the Fifth Circuit weigh in.
September 13, 2018
Texas told a federal court to reject a Pueblo tribe’s efforts to appeal orders allowing discovery against its governor and a tribal gaming organization in litigation accusing it of illegally operating electronic bingo machines, arguing that getting the Fifth Circuit involved will only allow the tribe to keep delaying the proceedings.
March 30, 2018
The state of Texas can't yet stop a Pueblo tribe from operating electronic bingo machines on its reservation, a Texas federal judge said Thursday, adopting a magistrate judge's recommendation but rejecting his reasoning.
March 27, 2018
A Texas federal judge refused Monday to dismiss the Lone Star State's lawsuit accusing a Pueblo tribe of illegally operating electronic bingo machines, finding that the tribe didn't prove its activity was exempt from Texas' nuisance law.