The frustration knows no limits when it comes to Texas betting news being behind with its sports betting efforts. Not only are online options not on the table, but in-person sports betting is also off the table, with no changes expected to come in the near future. With that, though, major sportsbooks are working to help the Texas sports betting push, which could potentially get things over the line? That's what local citizens are hoping for.

In a new report from Axios, news dropped that members of the Political Action Committee (PAC), which featured major sportsbooks, have contributed nearly $50 million in efforts to 'expand' sports betting efforts across the USA. Per that report from Axios, this includes working to get things going where sports betting is still not legal, with that list of course including Texas. This feels promising, for sure.

The total is $48 million that's reportedly been dropped, which adds to around $20 million that was previously presented. It's important to note here that all of this money is not just focused on Texas, as there are other efforts that will impact things as a whole too. There are other efforts going on too that people know about, including the Texas Sports Betting Alliance, which continues to advocate for change.

With this new help from the PAC, it could end up helping in moving things in the right direction. There are still of course plenty of loops to jump through, but it's clear that the big-time sportsbooks know about the potential there is in Texas if legal options do arrive. We'll see if things move forward soon and it will be interesting to see if this new wide-spread investment makes a difference or not. Regardless, it's certainly a big eye-opener.

Opposition remains consistent for the Texas betting efforts

While this seems like a positive overall, opposition remains consistent for the Texas betting efforts. This of course is not good, with Governor Dan Patrick recently speaking against things. On top of that, there's no question that the recent scandal at the university level with Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is also turning heads for all of the wrong reasons.

In case you missed it, the new Texas Tech quarterback was caught betting on college sports games in recent years, which is illegal. Because of that, he's currently away from the team and the school announced he had entered rehab to deal with gambling addiction. Because of that, even more people have brought up that online sports betting would be a huge issue for the state.

Gambling addiction has been at the forefront of people against betting, with officials talking things down too. Because of the drama around Sorsby right now, it has only painted even more of a dark cloud over sports betting in Texas. Will this end up setting things back even more? The hope is that won't be the case, but it most definitely is not going to help the cause at all here, that's for sure. Previously, Jerry Jones, the Cowboys owner, was all-in on betting, but that's not a lock anymore too.

The Spurs' deep NBA run is also impacting sports betting in the state

Taking a look at the big picture, the Spurs' deep NBA run is also impacting sports betting in the state. As of this writing, the Spurs, located in San Antonio, are in a Western Conference Finals battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs posted a thrilling win in the first game of the series, which people are still talking about. With that, people keep checking the top NBA sportsbooks for updated NBA Finals odds.

San Antonio is still facing an uphill climb to move on to the Finals, but there's no question that they are in a good spot to surprise a lot of people. With this, however, people are finding ways to get in their bets on the local team. This includes futures picks through prediction markets, which is still a growing issue in Texas.

People are also placing illegal bets through bookies, as the Spurs sure have a lot of people talking. With all of these NBA bets being posted inside state lines, it only adds to the urgency for legal options to get to the Lone Star State soon. There's hope that all the NBA action can raise some eyebrows, but for now, things remain uncertain. With the sportsbooks making noise here, though, you've got to figure it will draw even more attention here.