While most of the lottery’s revenue goes to prize payouts, a little under 24% of the lottery’s $8 billion in annual sales goes to Texas public schools, according to the lottery commission ...

A funding boost to the tune of $8.5 billion would usually be a cause for widespread celebration among Texas public schools.

Texas is estimated to be short about $660 million dollars in expected education funding because of this delay.

The 89th Texas Legislative Session brought sweeping changes to public education from major funding increases to the launch of ...

Texas GOP lawmakers exit the 2025 legislative session having taken care of their top two education priorities: private school ...

Shaheen, who has a House bill that would abolish the lottery, said lottery revenue is a small portion of education funding, and the money for schools and veterans could be made up in other areas ...

While school choice was the top conservative priority heading into the session, Speaker Burrows says HB 2, the public school funding legislation, is the biggest bill the House will pass this session.

Texas The Texas Lottery and billions in school funding in limbo as deadline nears at Capitol. Lawmakers must act on two bills in order to ensure the lottery continues past September, or find a way ...

While school choice was the top conservative priority heading into the session, Speaker Burrows says HB 2, the public school funding legislation, is the biggest bill the House will pass this session.

Lawmakers must act on two bills in order to ensure the lottery continues past September, or find a way to make up the $2 billion for schools the game provides yearly.

While most of the lottery’s revenue goes to prize payouts, a little under 24% of the lottery’s $8 billion in annual sales goes to Texas public schools, according to the lottery commission ...