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Texas legislature sends lottery commission dissolution bill to governor

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The Texas House and Senate passed Senate Bill 3070 and sent it to Governor Greg Abbott, according to the report. If signed, the bill would dissolve the Texas Lottery Commission, transfer lottery oversight to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, limit purchases to 100 tickets per transaction and ban online lottery ticket sales; the commission would cease operations after 1 September 2025.

The bill would restructure lottery oversight and impose new limits on ticket sales if enacted.

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