On June 20, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill abolishing the state's lottery commission into law ...

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. The Lottery Commission is embroiled in a series of missteps ...

For most Texas lottery players, these changes wouldn’t impact their ability to play. The proposed restrictions are in response to two jackpots, one in 2023 and one in February, ...

The new law transfers oversight of the Texas Lottery is being transferred from the now-defunct Texas Lottery Commission to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The transition must ...

Texas lottery undergoes changes as new law bans online ticket sales Senate Bill 3070 authorizes the lottery to continue through 2029. For now, players can still test their luck.

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.

Bills to eliminate the lottery may not be necessary. The Lottery Commission is under its 12-year systematic evaluation and will expire Aug. 31 without reauthorization from the Legislature.

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 drawing ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Lottery players in Texas will soon face new rules and restrictions, following the passage of a new law that changes how and where tickets can be purchased. Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Passing both the Texas House and Senate, Senate Bill 3070 heads to Governor Greg Abbott and is one signature away from being passed into law. The bill would transfer the Texas Lottery to the Texas ...

DALLAS — 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.