A former New York state trooper has pleaded guilty to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway.

A woman who won an $83.5 million Texas lottery jackpot in February has filed a lawsuit because she has not yet received her prize amid controversy over the use of third-party couriers to buy tickets.

This session’s centerpiece legislation is the plan to allocate $1 billion annually that families can use to help pay for ...

The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery, but abolished the commission ...

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

The Senate passed its version of the proposal, Senate Bill 3, in March, but it has since been amended in a House committee.

Questions raised about courier operations led the Texas Lottery Commission last week to ban ticket sales through couriers, Texas Public Radio reported. The issues being confronted in Texas included an ...

“The governor expects the Texas Lottery Commission to work within the bounds of the law and to ensure the trust and integrity of the lottery,” said Andrew Mahaleris, a spokesman for Abbot ...

The head of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned a year after being appointed following state investigations into two controversial jackpot wins that questioned the integrity of the agency.

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A ban on lottery courier services took effect Tuesday morning after a unanimous vote by the Texas Lottery Commission (TLO). The ban comes only a week after the resignation of the Texas Lottery ...

The Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) has unanimously voted to ban lottery couriers in the state from selling tickets online amid growing criticism of the commission itself. “The Texas Lottery Commission ...