The future of the Texas Lottery is a gamble. A new law is paving the way for officials to end the program for good by 2029. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation to abolish the state’s ...

This law dissolves the Texas Lottery Commission and transfers all responsibilities to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The transition must be completed by Sept. 1, according to ...

AUSTIN -- A bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery but abolish the commission that oversees it is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott. The Senate Friday night agreed with changes to the compromise plan ...

This law dissolves the Texas Lottery Commission and transfers all responsibilities to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The transition must be completed by Sept. 1, according to ...

When a “purchasing group” won a ninety-five-million-dollar jackpot, the victory caused a scandal in a state where opposition to legal gambling remains widespread.

Legislation to overhaul the besieged Texas lottery's management structure took effect immediately late Sunday when Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill into law, though the three board members ...

Under the new reform law, if Gov. Abbott signs it, the lottery commission is disbanded, and all lottery functions move to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.