Texas Station Hotel and Casino is a locals casino

Locals casino

A locals casino is a casino designed primarily to attract residents of the area in which it was built rather than tourists or vacationers. The term is most commonly associated with casinos in Nevada, USA, to distinguish them from casinos that target mostly tourists in a central area.- Overview...

 and hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 located on Rancho Drive

Nevada State Route 599

State Route 599 is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada. The route follows Rancho Drive, a major arterial connecting downtown Las Vegas to the northwest part of the city. Much of SR 599 was previously designated as U.S. Route 95 prior to completion of the Las Vegas Expressway.-Route...

 in North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas, Nevada

North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946.-Geography:...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. The casino is owned by Station Casinos

Station Casinos

Station Casinos Inc. is a gaming company based in the Las Vegas suburb of Summerlin, Nevada, founded by Frank Fertitta Jr.Station Casinos along with Boyd Gaming, Cannery Casino Resorts, American Casino & Entertainment Properties, and Herbst Gaming, dominate the Locals market in Las Vegas.The...

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In April of 2000 The Venetian and Texas Station were the first casinos to announce child care centers specifically aimed at employees of Las Vegas casinos.

In 1996 Texas Station adopted C.P. Squires Elementary, one of Clark's County oldest elementary schools, as its community partner. Texas Station has set up many fund raising events for at risk students

At-risk students

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 including a "wishing well sweep" that takes all the coins from its fountains. The initial sweep netted $1,000.00 in coins and Texas Station has committed to donating all future proceeds to the school to help fund a computer lab for the school that lacks adequate funding.

History

The casino was built designed and built by Marnell Corrao Associates

Marnell Corrao Associates

Marnell Corrao Associates is an Architecture and General contracting services company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.The company specializes in large scale projects. They also concentrate their efforts in the casino arena.-History:...

for Station Casinos and opened on July 12, 1995 with 200 rooms and a 91000 sq ft (8,454.2 m²) casino.