The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders ...

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Many players believe the lottery pays for a lot of Texas public schools' costs. They're mistaken.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — A bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery but abolish ...

A Texas lottery player is pursuing legal action against state officials, alleging she hasn't received her multi-million-dollar prize months after winning. The unnamed woman is suing Sergio Rey ...

Thus began months of debate in Austin, as lawmakers weighed the very future of the Texas Lottery — and whether the state should ban courier services altogether or tighten regulations instead.

A woman in Texas is suing the state’s Lottery Commission for not paying out an $83.5 million award, more than three months after the numbers on her ticket matched the winning numbers in a ...

The Texas Senate on Friday gave final approval on a proposal to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission and transfer the state’s game to another agency after a last-ditch effort to kill the game ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Sunset review couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC). While TLC was listed by USA Today as one of the best places to work in 2025 ...

Feeling like a million bucks? That's the energy one West Texas resident is likely channeling after securing a multimillion-dollar prize pot in a Texas Lottery scratch ticket game. Hailing from Big ...

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The Texas House on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would preserve the state lottery, but subject it to a series of reforms.(LM Otero / AP) The Texas House on Monday gave final approval ...