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.

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

The bill would also mandate a review of the Texas Lottery, which could lead to the abolishment of the lottery itself.

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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 ...

In a lengthy speech, the Edgewood Republican summarized all the problems at the Texas Lottery Commission that culminated in the agency allowing ticket sales he called illegal to occur. The only ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who has been a critic of the Texas Lottery Commission, told Nexstar this week the Texas Lottery is “on life support right now,” but seems confident ...

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.