Mealey's (February 8, 2018, 12:52 PM EST) -- LUFKIN, Texas — A Texas Indian tribe on Feb. 6 sought a stay while it appeals a federal judge’s determination on the same day that a 1987 statute barring gambling on the tribe’s land takes precedent over a 2015 National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) opinion that gaming is allowed on the land under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) (State of Texas v. Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas, No. 9:01-cv-299, E.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19104)....