Texas public schools are one step closer to receiving new state money after the Senate on Friday unanimously approved an $8.5 billion funding package, a deal born out of lengthy negotiations with ...

The Texas Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to eliminate the Texas Lottery Commission, which seeks to shift ...

The winner of the Feb. 17 Lotto Texas jackpot worth $83.5 million has filed a lawsuit in Travis County seeking to compel the ...

New legislation wouldn’t abolish the lottery, just add restrictions; sunset review could still eliminate the game ...

The bill would spare the lottery from being abolished, but would keep its operations under close watch for the next two years ...

The Texas Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to overhaul the state's lottery system, passing legislation that dismantles ...

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Texans "like their Lotto and ... scratch-off games," and therefore, the state will fix the lottery.

The legislation would end lottery couriers and restart the process to hire a vendor to oversee the behind-the-scenes ...

The Texas lotto shouldn't disappear, but it needs to be investigated and reformed and possibly moved into another agency. ...

Lawmakers are set to decide upon a bill that would see the lottery continue past September this year. Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to ...