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Texas Senate panel considers bill that would dissolve state lottery

By Hannah Norton

The Texas Lottery is set to automatically expire on Aug. 31 if lawmakers do not pass legislation extending it. State agencies are reviewed every 12 years by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.

Gov. Greg Abbott smiles after signing Senate Bill 2, which will create a state-run education savings account program, during a May 3 event at the governor's mansion in Austin. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Gov. Abbott signs $1B education savings account ...
a group of people stand behind a podium on the Texas House floor
Texas House moves to create $3B state-run ...
Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, discusses a bill April 16 on the Texas House floor.
Texas House bill would replace STAAR test ...
Lawmakers flank Rep. Don McLaughlin, R-Uvalde, as he outlines House Bill 33 on the Texas House floor April 28.
Texas House unanimously approves overhaul of how schools, law enforcement prepare for mass shootings
If approved, Senate Bill 13 would include require school districts to form library advisory councils to review and recommend changes to the materials found in school libraries. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Social media, school library councils; 5 more legislative updates from DFW-area lawmakers
Texas-based actor Matthew McConaughey points to a lawmaker during an April 23 hearing.
Matthew McConaughey, Texas filmmakers push to inject $500M into state film industry
Image of Dallas Area Rapid Transit logo
Plano, Richardson officials talk DART funding at Texas House
Project Connect rendering
Texas House reviews tax bills that could block Austin's Project Connect financing
Less than two months remain in the 89th legislative session. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Child welfare, Lake Houston district bills move along: 5 legislative updates from Houston-area lawmakers
A neighborhood in Central Texas.
UPDATE: Texas Senate passes bill that would nearly double property tax exemption for seniors, people with disabilities
Flanked by dozens of Texas House Republicans, Rep. Brad Buckley speaks April 17.
Texas House moves to create $1B education savings account program
Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, discusses House Bill 2, which would send $7.7 billion to Texas public schools, on the House floor April 16. Texas House members initially approved the bill with a 144-4 vote. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Texas House greenlights bill that would send $7.7B to public schools
Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, discusses his proposal to overhaul school discipline policies April 15 on the Texas House floor. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Teachers would have more authority to suspend students under bill greenlit by Texas House