The Texas lotto shouldn't disappear, but it needs to be investigated and reformed and possibly moved into another agency. ...

After jackpot controversies, multiple resignations of lottery officials and a ban on online lotto ticket sales, the system is ...

State Sen. Bob Hall’s bill could end the Texas Lottery as lawmakers debate courier bans and budget gaps tied to schools and ...

The larger-than-life drama swirling around the Texas Lottery has captivated people in and beyond Texas, as state leadership investigate two massive wins from February 2025 and April 2023.

Ryan Mindell, the embattled executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has resigned, according to a terse press release published on the agency’s website Monday afternoon. Mindell’s ...

Support reporting for Texans, by Texans. After years of claiming that companies selling lottery tickets online could not be regulated, the Texas Lottery Commission voted to ban the practice.

The future of the Texas Lottery ... schools comes from several different funds, including the lottery. That means the game’s abolition would not immediately decrease actual money schools ...

Correction & clarification: An earlier version of this story misstated the timeline when the February Austin, Texas lottery winner purchased her ticket through a courier service. The head of the ...

Bob Hall laid out a bill in a Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on Monday with one purpose: ending the Texas Lottery ... including the lottery. That means the game’s abolition would ...

Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery amid questions about its management and multiple criminal investigations. What started as concerns over whether lottery officials ...

Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery amid questions about its management and multiple criminal investigations. What started as concerns over whether lottery officials ...

Edith Patlan purchased tickets at a Texas Lottery terminal at Fuel City in Dallas on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)(LM Otero / AP) Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery ...