Decades-long dispute between Texas and Tiguas over

EL PASO, Texas -- It’s over. The state of Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo’s decades-long legal fight ended Tuesday with both parties agreeing to dismiss the case.

This, after the US Supreme Court sided with the Tiguas this summer, strengthening tribal sovereignty.

At issue – whether the tribe could offer bingo-like games of chance inside its entertainment center.

Gambling is forbidden in Texas, and the state’s position was that such games were against the law. The tribe argued that --if bingo is allowed in the state, it should be allowed within their reservation, too.

That was the latest in a series of lawsuits that went back to 1993, according to court documents. The conflict came to a head in 2002 when Texas forced the casino to shut down, a move that deeply impacted the tribe’s finances and as a result, the Pueblo’s workforce.

Given the Supreme Court’s June ruling which sent the case back to the El Paso court for the case to be considered under new guidance, Judge Kathleen Cardone ordered both parties to discuss what issues had yet to be resolved. The parties response: None. “The Parties have agreed to enter into this joint stipulation of dismissal to dismiss the case in its entirety,” read the document submitted to the judge.

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