AUSTIN (Nexstar) — As the Powerball jackpot approaches almost $2 billion, the third-highest jackpot in the game’s history, the Texas lottery is entering into a new era under a different agency.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Lottery is officially under new management. As of Sept. 1, the Texas Lottery Commission is abolished, and Texas Lottery and charitable bingo operations are transferred to the ...

Commissioner Lori High and Vice Chair Thomas F. Butler are seen during a hearing of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation Meeting on Aug. 21, 2025. (Leila Saidane For The Texas Tribune, ...

AUSTIN Starting September 1, sales contracts for residential solar energy panels are prohibited from making misleading statements about the performance or cost of solar energy panels and must have ...