A Texas Tribune investigation reveals how the third-party services operate in the state and the impact of online sales on the lottery’s games.

A Texas Lotto jackpot is in question amid Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's push against so-called courier services like Jackpocket.

Lottery experts say there are avenues for the state to claw back money from a $95 million lottery jackpot if it’s found to have been paid out improperly.

The winning ticket was purchased via a third party courier company, a practice that has become highly controversial in Texas.

A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $2 million but just missed the $418 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Power Play but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, March 19, the Texas Lottery said.

The Texas Lottery Commission has levied a $180,000 fine against its biggest private vendor, International Game Technology.

Since being introduced in 1992, the Texas Lottery has handed out more than $13.8 billion in prizes to players who won at least $1,000 each, as of March 31, 2025. A total of 2,076 players have won more than $1 million,

Irish luck lives on this March, with two Texas lottery winners in Round Rock and Arlington taking home millions in scratch-ticket games.