Questions are swirling at the Texas Capitol over the future of the Texas Lottery and the Lottery Commission. It comes after state leaders say questionable jackpots have been awarded. Lawmakers ...

The Texas Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would shut down the Texas Lottery Commission and transfer its duties to another state agency. The move comes after a string of ...

The larger-than-life drama swirling around the Texas Lottery has captivated people in and beyond Texas, as state leadership investigate two massive wins from February 2025 and April 2023.

In its eagerness to sell tickets, the Texas Lottery Commission allowed professional gamblers to skirt state rules when they purchased virtually every number combination of a Lotto Texas draw to ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – A Texas state senator who previously called for eliminating the Texas Lottery is now proposing legislation that would keep the games going. Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood ...

Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] The legislation comes amid mounting scrutiny over the Texas Lottery's management, particularly after ...

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Lawmakers are considering a compromise that would save the embattled Texas Lottery while abolishing the commission that oversees it and moving the games’ management to a different state agency.

One of the Texas Lottery's leading critics in the Legislature filed an 11th-hour bill Monday to keep the embattled agency alive, though the proposal would transfer its oversight from the Lottery ...

DALLAS — The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would save the Texas Lottery but place it under new leadership and add several new restrictions. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick calls it a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman who purchased a winning $83.5 million lottery ticket in Central Texas in February is now suing the acting deputy executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission.