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TEXAS PARI-MUTUEL BILL LOST. Austin. loxas March 1. -The pari inutuel bill. which would legalize betting on horse races in the Lone Star state by means of the pari -mtituel machines, as conducted in the state of Kentucky, was »Mt through the absence of its friends. The house refused to engross by a vote of 54 to ."it and eleven members, who were absent, were pledged to Vote for the measure.