One jackpot winner spent $25 million on nearly every possible number combination, while another bought tickets through a third-party app.
Senate Bill 8 would require sheriff’s departments in large Texas counties to sign cooperation agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Officials in Texas discuss strategies to enhance border security, critiquing previous administration's policies.
The notorious Desert Killer, David Leonard Wood, is scheduled for execution next week, more than three decades after a series of brutal murders shook
SB 17 is authored by Republican State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst who said the goal is to protect national security and prevent foreign government ownership of Texas land.
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies were found strangled and raped in a Northeast El Paso desert. Wood is scheduled to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison.
The Texas state legislature may soon consider whether transgender Texans can be charged with a felony for identifying as their preferred gender.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has handed over House impeachment spending records to the State Auditor, accusing former Speaker Dade Phelan of hiding the records to help his re-election campaign.
On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously voted to ban lottery courier services, as allegations of money laundering and fraud prompted investigations from the Texas Rangers and the Attorney General's office.
The Texas Lottery, one of the largest in the U.S., is facing mounting scrutiny from state leaders over how the winners of an $83 million jackpot this month and a $95 million prize in 2023 purchased their odds-defying tickets. Both are among the largest jackpots in the history of the Texas lottery.
The Senate Committee on State Affairs is set to discuss Senate Bill 17, which could preclude residents of certain countries from purchasing real estate in Texas.