State Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) wants to close the Texas Lottery Commission’s doors, saying it’s a criminal operation. He’s ...

Amid scandals and lawsuits, lawmakers are moving to eliminate the Texas Lottery Commission and hand off its duties to another ...

Texas Legislature dissolves Lottery Commission following suspicious jackpot wins, bulk buy schemes, and regulatory failures, ...

The bill would also mandate a review of the Texas Lottery, which could lead to the abolishment of the lottery itself.

In recent years, the Texas Lottery has become embroiled in a number of scandals and is currently under investigation.

Lawmakers are considering a compromise that would save the embattled Texas Lottery while abolishing the commission that oversees it and moving the games’ management to a different state agency.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. A possible reassignment of the charitable games comes as 15 bills in the ...

The Texas Lottery's long arc of history suggests whoever ends up with the job will face the minefield that comes with managing a multibillion-dollar, gambling-oriented state agency that has vexed ...

The Texas Lottery Commission's executive director, Ryan Mindell, resigned Monday, according to a media release. Mindell's exit comes as the agency faces at least two investigations ordered by Gov.

Mindell, who previously served as the lottery's deputy director and operations director, leaves behind an agency under legislative scrutiny and investigations by the Texas Rangers in the ...

Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery ... put the lottery in limbo. With weeks left in the legislative session, lawmakers haven’t budgeted funds for the agency that ...