The Texas Lottery Commission will pay nearly $46 million to a Houston-area woman who was denied her winnings for months amid investigations and controversies that tied up her payout.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/08/04/527869/texas-lottery-to-pay-winner-of-83-5m-jackpot-after-withholding-prize-for-months/

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Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed Senate Bill 3070, which will disband the Texas Lottery Commission and also criminalize the online sale of lottery tickets through couriers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/25/524901/texas-lottery-commission-to-be-disbanded-as-state-game-gets-new-restrictions/

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With less than 30 days left in the session, lawmakers must pass legislation to either continue or end the Texas Lottery. At stake is $2 billion in public school funding and millions of dollars to veterans’ programs it provides yearly.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/05/06/520665/the-texas-lottery-and-billions-in-school-funding-in-limbo-as-deadline-nears-at-capitol/

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