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 ...

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

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 ...

As lawmakers sparred over high-profile issues like public school funding, property tax cuts and THC regulation, the Texas Lottery emerged as a smaller, unexpected flashpoint during the recently ...

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.

Bills to eliminate the lottery may not be necessary. The Lottery Commission is under its 12-year systematic evaluation and will expire Aug. 31 without reauthorization from the Legislature.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - In the early hours of Friday morning, the Texas House of Representatives passed its version of the budget, looking to spend around $337 billion over the 2026-27 biennium.

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 ...

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 ...