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

Nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, the proposed Coast Guard Service Secretary within the Homeland ...

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.

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. ...

In response, the Texas Lottery Commission voted to ban such courier services, leading to legal challenges from companies like Lotto.com. Senator Bob Hall introduced Senate Bill 1988, aiming to ...

Edith Patlan purchased tickets at a Texas Lottery terminal at Fuel City ... and it’s not in the safety net bill.” The Lottery Commission is asking the state for $10 million for advertising ...