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

Two years ago, the Texas Lottery Commission proudly announced Ryan Mindell as its Executive Director, saying in a release, ...

The Texas Senate has voted to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission. We break down what that means for lottery players.

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 ...