Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Texans "like their Lotto and ... scratch-off games," and therefore, the state will fix the lottery.

The Texas Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to overhaul the state's lottery system, passing legislation that dismantles ...

The bill would spare the lottery from being abolished, but would keep its operations under close watch for the next two years ...

The Texas Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to eliminate the Texas Lottery Commission, which seeks to shift ...

The legislation would end lottery couriers and restart the process to hire a vendor to oversee the behind-the-scenes ...

"We waited as long as we could for the lottery to do the right thing," the winner's lawyer tells the American-Statesman.

Legislation that would renew the Texas Lottery with strict reforms has passed the Senate. House lawmakers will now consider ...

The Texas House is poised to approve legislation that would save the state lottery from going out of business. The compromise ...

In response, the Texas Lottery Commission voted to ban such courier services, leading to legal challenges from companies like Lotto.com. Senator Bob Hall introduced Senate Bill 1988, aiming to ...

This comes after nearly three months of criticism about the fairness and operations of the program, including the use of third-party couriers. It also follows the April 21 resignation of the head ...

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