The Texas Lottery, one of the largest in the U.S., is facing mounting scrutiny from state leaders over how the winners of an ...

Couriers take orders online, purchase lottery tickets from a retailer and send a scanned copy to the buyer for a fee.

The Texas Senate has unanimously voted to criminalize lottery couriers, despite the Coalition of Texas Lottery Couriers ...

On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill that would ban lottery couriers, SB 28. The bill would ban the sale ...

Authored by Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood), Senate Bill 28 amends existing laws to explicitly prohibit the purchase or sale of ...

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With a pair of Texas Lottery jackpots under investigation by the Texas Rangers and with the Lottery Commission's future up ...

The Texas Lottery Commission announces major policy shift regarding courier services after growing concern over suspicious ...

Unanimous passage in the Senate comes after top Texas officials say the third-party services undermine trust in the lottery.

Texas officials are investigating an $83.5M lottery win linked to online ticketing, raising concerns over fairness and ...

One involved an anonymous player who won a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot after purchasing nearly all 25.8 million number combinations.

A coalition of groups fighting for gun reforms rallied at the Capitol Thursday as a state Senator filed multiple bills to ...