Texas legislative session is heading into its final two-week sprint, and the House and Senate are accelerating the passage of ...

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

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

The Texas lotto shouldn't disappear, but it needs to be investigated and reformed and possibly moved into another agency. ...

Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery amid questions about its management and multiple criminal investigations.

Correction & clarification: An earlier version of this story misstated the timeline when the February Austin, Texas lottery winner purchased her ticket through a courier service. The head of the ...

Texas' public colleges face a major overhaul that would shift more power over what's taught and who's hired to politically connected regents, furthering Republican leaders' efforts to exert ...

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 ...

A public Texas Lottery Commission meeting scheduled for April 29 may shed more light. But one thing is certain: whether it’s a total overhaul or a shutdown, big changes are coming for the Texas ...