Repeated scandals, lax leadership, declining revenue are among agency’s challenges, and the Texas Legislature should ...

The Texas Lottery, one of the largest in the U.S., is facing mounting scrutiny from state leaders over how the winners of an ...

An industry trade group said SB 28, which bans lottery courier companies, is an overreaction to comparatively rare practices ...

Couriers take orders online, purchase lottery tickets from a retailer and send a scanned copy to the buyer for a fee.

Unanimous passage in the Senate comes after top Texas officials say the third-party services undermine trust in the lottery.

The Texas Lottery director said the same group that won the $95 million jackpot in 2023 likely was behind a more recent ...

Authored by Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood), Senate Bill 28 amends existing laws to explicitly prohibit the purchase or sale of ...

A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $100,000 but just missed the $249 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket ...

On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill that would ban lottery couriers, SB 28. The bill would ban the sale ...

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The Texas Lottery Commission announces major policy shift regarding courier services after growing concern over suspicious ...

The Texas Senate has unanimously voted to criminalize lottery couriers, despite the Coalition of Texas Lottery Couriers ...