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 ...

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

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

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 ...

A key Senate critic threw a lifeline to the Texas Lottery when he proposed moving its oversight to a new agency instead of ...

A woman's controversial $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot win still has not been paid. She is suing the Texas Lottery Commission in an attempt to receive her winnings.

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.