This session’s centerpiece legislation is the plan to allocate $1 billion annually that families can use to help pay for ...

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

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

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

The bill would also mandate a review of the Texas Lottery, which could lead to the abolishment of the lottery itself.

The bill filed by Sen. Bob Hall is the latest in a series of bills that limit who can purchase tickets and who oversees the ...

Senate Bill 1988, if passed, would repeal the Lottery Act and shut down the Texas Lottery Commission, which was created in ...

As the Texas legislature moves one step closer to making it illegal to own land for citizens from China, Iran, Russia and ...

The Senate passed its version of the proposal, Senate Bill 3, in March, but it has since been amended in a House committee.

Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery amid questions about its management and multiple criminal ...