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The Daily Dot
With daily fantasy sports websites like FanDuel and DraftKings in apparent flux, thousands of Texans reportedly have sent letters to the state attorney general pleading with him to leave the industry alone.

San Antonio Express News
As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton considers whether daily fantasy sports operations amount to illegal gambling under state law, his office has been flooded with thousands of emails supporting the games.

Houston Chronicle
As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton considers whether daily fantasy sports operations amount to illegal gambling under state law, his office has been flooded with thousands of emails supporting the games.

via 740 – KTRH Fantasy sports game players are hoping Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn’t decide their games are illegal here. Fantasy Sports Trade Association national lobbyist Jeremy Kudon says Texas is the birthplace of those types of games and they have been legal for 40 years.  There is an online petition to Paxton players can sign.   Read more … Read More

Texas Standard
There are a couple of giants in the fantasy sports business you may have heard of – FanDuel and DraftKings. They have asked their customers to put a little pressure on the Texas Attorney General, who is taking notice.

TWC News
Taking part in a fantasy sports league is popular in Texas. But now the attorney general is being asked to decide whether the games are legal.

Law 360
Texas is shaping up to be the latest battleground for the daily fantasy sports industry as its leading companies DraftKings and FanDuel urged their Texas consumers Monday to push the state attorney general to keep daily fantasy contests in Texas after a state lawmaker asked him to take a look at their legality.

KPRC 2
Fantasy sports site, FanDuel, is urging its users in Texas to stand up against Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton is looking into whether the site should be allowed to legally operate in the Lone Star State. In an email, FanDuel is asking fans to email Paxton and their state representative to defend their right to play fantasy sports.

The Texas Tribune
The fantasy sports industry is asking its Texas customers to lobby Attorney GeneralKen Paxton with petition signatures to leave their games alone. Paxton is weighing whether fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings can legally operate in Texas. While some groups say the sites are hubs for online gambling, which is illegal, others contend the games are based on skill and are therefore legitimate.

Statesman
Two giants in the daily fantasy sports business asked their customers Monday to lean on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to make sure their sites can continue to operate. FanDuel and DraftKings — along with several other fantasy sports websites — formed Fantasy Sports for All to build support from the public and to ask Paxton to prevent the state government from shuttering their ventures.