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 ...

Texas gambling hopes dim as lawmakers target the lottery and block sports betting and casino bills, pushing any potential ...

"We waited as long as we could for the lottery to do the right thing," the winner's lawyer tells the American-Statesman.

A House committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that preserves the embattled Texas Lottery but abolishes the commission that oversees it.

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

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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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The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery, but abolished the commission that oversees it.