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  89R17555 BEE-D     By: Gámez, McQueeney, Phelan H.B. No. 4732       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to state recognition of and prohibited gaming activities   by the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Title 11, Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:   TITLE 11. STATE SYMBOLS , RECOGNITIONS, AND HONORS; PRESERVATION          SECTION 2.  The heading to Subtitle A, Title 11, Government   Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBTITLE A. STATE SYMBOLS , RECOGNITIONS, AND HONORS          SECTION 3.  Subtitle A, Title 11, Government Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 3102 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 3102. STATE RECOGNITION           Sec.   3102.001.     STATE RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN   TRIBE; PROHIBITED GAMING ACTIVITIES. (a)   The Lipan Apache Tribe of   Texas is:                 (1)     designated and recognized by this state as a   Native American Indian Tribe exercising substantial governmental   powers and duties; and                 (2)     recognized as eligible for all programs, services,   authorizations, including marketing and sales authorizations, and   other benefits provided to state-recognized Native American Indian   Tribes by the United States, this state, or any other state because   of the tribe members' status as Native American Indians.           (b)     All gaming activities prohibited by the laws of this   state are prohibited on the reservation and lands of the Lipan   Apache Tribe of Texas.   A person who violates this subsection is   liable for the same civil and criminal penalties provided by state   law for engaging in the prohibited gaming activities.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.