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The new law transfers oversight of the Texas Lottery is being transferred from the now-defunct Texas Lottery Commission to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The transition must be completed by Sept. 1, according to reporting from USA TODAY.
Someone won a $2 million prize from Powerball's Wednesday night drawing, according to the Texas Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased at Walmart Supercenter, at 8555 Preston Road in Frisco.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas Lottery Commission to be disbanded as state game gets new restrictionsGov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed Senate Bill 3070, which will also criminalize the online sale of lottery tickets through couriers.
After barely surviving controversy, the Texas lottery takes on a new governing structure. But fans of the scratch-off and numbers-drawing games can
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law abolishing the state's lottery commission on June 20. Here's what it means for residents.
In addition to banning online sales, the bill also dissolves the Texas Lottery Commission, the agency that has overseen the game for over three decades. Oversight of the lottery will be transferred to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation starting Sept. 1.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation sees its budget increase sixfold as it prepare to take responsibility for the troubled state lottery.
Texas lottery could go away completely by 2029. The law also stipulates that the state's Sunset Advisory Commission, which evaluates the performance of state agencies, must evaluate whether to ...