Texas Racing Commission

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Chuck Trout, Executive Director

Main Office

Street Address
8505 Cross Park Dr. #110
Austin, TX 78754

Mailing Address
PO Box 12080
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-833-6699
Fax: 512-833-6907

Field Offices
Fredericksburg	830-997-3477 (limited)
Grand Prairie	972-237-5060
Harlingen	956-364-7200 (limited)
Houston	281-807-8855
La Marque	409-986-7975
Selma	210-651-7062

Our Mission: The Texas Racing Commission will enforce the Texas Racing Act and its rules to ensure the safety, integrity, and

fairness of Texas pari-mutuel racing.

Our Philosophy: The Texas Racing Commission performs its responsibilities in strict compliance with state laws. The agency

conducts its regulatory activities fairly, consistently, efficiently, and courteously.

Commissioners	Designation	Hometown	Term Expires

Rolando Pablos, Chair	Public	El Paso	02/01/2021
Gary P. Aber, DVM	Public	Simonton	02/01/2021
Ronald F. Ederer, Vice-Chair	Horse	Corpus Christi	02/01/2019
Gloria Hicks	Greyhound	Corpus Christi	02/01/2017
Margaret Martin	Public	Boerne	02/01/2021
Robert Schmidt, M.D.	Public	Aledo	02/01/2017
John T. Steen III	Public	Houston	02/01/2019
Ex-Officio Members
Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts	N/A	Austin	N/A
A. Cynthia Leon, Chair, Public Safety Commission	N/A	Mission	N/A