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Mon May 2, 2022, 06:24 PM May 2022

Beto O'Rourke says Texas can learn from Oklahoma by expanding Medicaid, legalizing marijuana

SHERMAN — At a packed 903 Brewers in Sherman, Beto O’Rourke was asked how close are Texans to being able to legally gamble.

“I think we’re like 35 miles from that, right?” O’Rourke said as the Sherman brewery crowd broke into laughter on April 21. “It is legal in Oklahoma, so I think it makes a lot of sense for us to think about the fact that we have an extraordinary opportunity to deliver a service or a form of entertainment that many Texans already enjoy in other states.”

Not more than a horseshoe toss from Oklahoma, Grayson County residents are aware their neighbors to the north have legal casinos through agreements with the state and Native American tribes. They are popular with Texas voters, but mostly illegal in the Lone Star State.

And it’s not just gambling that has some Texans near the border looking to Sooner country with envy.

Though Republican red like Texas, Oklahoma has expanded Medicaid to provide more affordable health insurance for its residents. And this year there’s a referendum before Oklahomans that would legalize marijuana for recreational use.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/05/02/beto-orourke-says-texas-can-learn-from-oklahoma-by-expanding-medicaid-legalizing-marijuana/

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