Texas has had powerful lieutenant governors before. But none in modern times have wielded as much control of the Legislature.

SB 3070 would move the lottery game to Texas’ Department of Licensing and Regulation and includes new restrictions on how ...

The legislation stems from deep misgivings among top state leaders over the way the state-run gaming enterprise has been run.

A bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery but abolish the commission that oversees it is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott. The ...

Mexico is holding its first ever judicial elections on Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters still ...

One person is dead and at least 12 others were injured in a mass shooting in western North Carolina. The shooting took place at about 12:45 a.m. in Hickory, a city in Catawba ...

The Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine ...