news Politics. Texas lottery likely to continue after Legislature approves compromise A bill that preserves the lottery but abolishes the commission that regulates it is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Under the lottery’s existing set-up, lawmakers would have to approve legislation to extend the lottery or it will expire. Without passage of Hall’s bill, it’s unlikely Texas senators ...

The new law transfers oversight of the Texas Lottery is being transferred from the now-defunct Texas Lottery Commission to ...

After barely surviving controversy, the Texas lottery takes on a new governing structure. But fans of the scratch-off and ...

Lawmakers are considering a compromise that would save the embattled Texas Lottery while abolishing the commission that oversees it and moving the games’ management to a different state agency ...

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 ...

The death of the Texas Lottery would force the Legislature to look elsewhere for the revenue it provides for public education and veterans. Since 1997, the lottery has provided $34 billion 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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery but abolish the commission that oversees it is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott.