Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is investigating a lottery store in Austin that sold the $83.5 million winning lottery ticket for Wednesday's drawing. The prize was the fifth biggest jackpot ...

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick isn’t declaring war on the Texas bureaucracy quite like President Donald Trump has with the federal government. Still, it is clear his frustration is growing on two key ...

Under House Bill 1481, Texas schools will ban students from using phones and other communication devices such as smart ...

While efforts to completely kill the state lottery failed, the Texas Legislature abolished the Texas Lottery Commission, moved game operations to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and ...

The Texas Lottery Commission unanimously approved new rules on Tuesday that will revoke the license of any retailer who operates, or works with, a lottery courier service, which allows people to ...

Kristen Moriarty purchased her winning ticket through a third-party courier service using a mobile app on Feb. 17.

AUSTIN, Texas — After Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raised questions in February about the use of lottery couriers to sell an $83.5 million jackpot ticket, the little-known segment of the gaming industry ...

Lottery couriers have gained newfound scrutiny in Texas after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raised questions about the use of a courier to sell an $83.5 million jackpot ticket.

Though lottery couriers have been operating in Texas since 2016, the practice has drawn the attention of lawmakers, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who bashed the use of the service last week.

The payout comes more than five months after Moriarty purchased her winning Lotto Texas ticket — worth $83.5 million — on Feb. 17 through Jackpocket, an online service known as a lottery ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made a show of visiting the facility that sold the winning ticket to a courier service, and it was indeed odd — the Austin shop sells board games, not beer and snacks or ...

Howry said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick aimed to eliminate the Texas Lottery in the current legislative session and claims his client was used as a “political pawn.” ...