A bill authorizing fundamental changes in the Texas Lottery, authored by Sen. Bob Hall, is awaiting signature into law by Gov ...

A bill to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) cleared the state Legislature and now awaits the signature of Governor ...

A Texas judge has ordered the Lottery Commission to protect an $83.5 million jackpot win as the Texas Rangers investigate.

The Texas Legislature approved a bill increasing the homestead exemption on school property taxes by $40,000 to $140,000. Homeowners who are 65 or older would see their exemption increase to $200,000 ...

The legislation stems from deep misgivings among top state leaders over the way the state-run gaming enterprise has been run.

Texas Legislature dissolves Lottery Commission following suspicious jackpot wins, bulk buy schemes, and regulatory failures, ...

(AP Photo/LM Otero)(LM Otero / AP) A House committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that preserves the embattled Texas Lottery, but abolishes the commission that oversees it. Under the bill the ...

DALLAS — The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would save the Texas Lottery but place it under new leadership and add several new restrictions. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick calls it a ...

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill that would abolish the Texas Lottery Commission, move the state’s game to a different agency and add several new restrictions on how lottery tickets ...

The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery, but abolished the commission that oversees it. The bill would move oversight and control of the games ...

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 Texas Commission of ...