Eric Dexheimer

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Eric Dexheimer

Like many regular lottery players, Jerry Reed played the same six numbers each time he bought his Lotto Texas ticket. On May 17, 2023, his persistence paid off. The ticket, purchased at One World Grocery in Mansfield, outside of Fort Worth, hit the jackpot. Reed chose to receive his winnings in annuitized payments over time, worth $7.5 million. Article continues below this adNow, however, Reed is claiming he is owed considerably more.

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Eric Dexheimer

State officials furious at the Texas Lottery Commission for the agency's role in helping a single player win a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot have proposed a number of fixes. One bill bans players from acquiring "substantially all winning combinations," as was done by an entity called Rook TX, which all but guaranteed itself the winning ticket in the April 22, 2023, draw by acquiring nearly all of the 25.8 million number configurations.

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Eric Dexheimer

In recent weeks, state lawmakers have expressed growing anger at the Texas Lottery Commission for its supporting role in a 2023 Lotto Texas draw, in which one player purchased enough tickets toguarantee the winning number combination for what became a $95 million jackpot. In response, executives at the agency have insisted that they could not have prevented the operation because they didn't know what was happening until it was already well underway.

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Eric Dexheimer

The Texas Lottery Commission on Monday announced that it is banning so-called courier services, companies that skirt the state's legal prohibition on online ticket sales by taking orders for lottery tickets via a phone app and then purchasing the tickets at state-licensed retailers.

2 months ago | houstonchronicle.com | Eric Dexheimer

After a single player won Monday night's Lotto Texas $83.5 million jackpot, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick decided to check out where the lucky ticket was sold. On Tuesday, he paid a surprise visit to the small North Austin store, posting the encounter on the social media site X. The powerful leader of the Texas Senate was not happy with what he saw.