A winning $2 million lottery ticket was sold in Longview, according to the Texas Lottery Commission. The Texas Lottery ...

A North Texas resident has won $1 million in a scratch-ticket game, with the lucky ticket purchased at a Lewisville ...

From Houston-area local governments to the Texas Capitol, investigative reporting from the Houston Chronicle connected with readers and had an impact on policies and practices for everything from ...

Prediction markets, which allow users to “trade” predictions as commodities, have started to rise in Texas despite the ...

Most lottery winners make a beeline for luxury real estate, buying up seven-bedroom mansions with koi ponds, glass walls, and ...

As we publish this article on Monday, Dec. 29, there are still three remaining major national lottery draws in 2025 — two of the Powerball variety, one in Mega Millions. So the book is not quite ...

Action: Lawmakers put property tax cuts and higher homestead exemptions on the ballot last month, and voters overwhelmingly approved the changes. That includes increasing the homestead exemption for ...

Winning the lottery can upend a social life overnight. Strangers show up. Long-lost acquaintances resurface. In some cases, safety becomes a concern. That's why one of the first questions winners ask ...

Florida Lotto was $14 million for Jan. 10, 2026, after Murphy USA in Cabot, Arkansas, sold Powerball ticket worth $1.817 ...

AUSTIN — From headline-makers to quiet fixes, the Texas Legislature made defining choices on politics, priorities and people in 2025. Here’s what stood out: Action: Lawmakers put property tax cuts and ...

From left; Cici Williams Steward and Will Steward, parents of flood victim Cile Steward, and Clarke Baker, father of flood victim Mary Grace Baker, testify about losing their children, who were ...