Can Texas residents still play the lottery? Although the Texas Lottery Commission will officially be abolished as of Sept. 1, people in the state can still play the lottery.

A Texas Lottery stand at an Austin convenience store on Feb. 20, 2025. State lawmakers agreed to let the lottery continue in Texas but placed new restrictions on the games and abolished the Texas ...

State lawmakers agreed to let the lottery continue in Texas but placed new restrictions on the games and abolished the Texas Lottery Commission.

Gov. Abbott has signed a law that allows the Texas Lottery to continue for another four years and adds new restrictions for the games after lawmakers weighed abolishing the lottery entirely.

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 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 3070, which will also criminalize the online sale of lottery tickets through couriers.

Can Texas residents still play the lottery? Although the Texas Lottery Commission will officially be abolished as of Sept. 1, people in the state can still play the lottery.

Yesterday, the Texas Senate abolished the Texas Lottery Commission, moving the state lottery to @TDLRlicense for a 2-year trial period with new strict guidelines and laws. #txlege pic.twitter.com ...

A Texas Lottery stand at an Austin convenience store on Feb. 20, 2025. State lawmakers agreed to let the lottery continue in Texas but placed new restrictions on the games and abolished the Texas ...

For a moment, the controversy that rocked the state’s 33-year-old lottery through the session seemed to provide a window for long-time detractors an opportunity to abolish the games completely.