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Senate Bill 3070 would abolish the lottery's governing board but allow the games to continue under the authority of a ...
The Texas Senate on Thursday unanimously passed newly filed legislation to overhaul ... have abolished the lottery and replaced it with the just-passed new measure, Senate Bill 3070, that would ...
A Texas House committee has approved legislation that would preserve the state’s lottery while dissolving the Texas Lottery ...
A bill to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) cleared the state Legislature and now awaits the signature of Governor ...
A bill authorizing fundamental changes in the Texas Lottery, authored by Sen. Bob Hall, is awaiting signature into law by Gov ...
The overhaul follows ... Senate Bill 3070, authored by state Senator Bob Hall, replaced his original proposal to abolish the lottery with a plan to dissolve the Texas Lottery Commission instead.
The scandal surrounding the Texas Lottery is prompting big changes in the Legislature. The Texas House passed a bill Monday morning that will transfer the lottery games to the Texas Department of ...
The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders ...
The last day of Texas' 2025 legislative session is here. After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has ...
They're mistaken.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) The Texas House has approved a compromise plan to spare the state lottery, but abolish the commission that oversees it. The bill, which passed the ...
The House and Senate had disagreed over one key issue: pensions for state lawmakers, which are tied to judges' salaries.