Commission Meeting Agenda & Documents
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
10:00 a.m.
1700 Congress Avenue
Stephen F. Austin State Office Building
Conference Room 170
Austin, TX 78701
The Commission meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. on March 4 will be delayed.
LIVESTREAM. The Commission open meeting may be viewed live online. Members of the public may access a livestream video of the meeting via the following link.
I. The Texas Lottery Commission will call the meeting to order. Item I Documents (PDF File)
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags.
Texas Pledge: “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.”
II. Consideration of and possible discussion and/or action on the Commission’s policy regarding the prohibition on licensed lottery retailers working in concert with lottery ticket courier services, including retailer education initiatives, enforcement activities, and retailer license revocation. Item II Documents (PDF File)
III. Consideration of and possible discussion and/or action, including proposal, on amendments to 16 TAC §§ 401.158 (Suspension or Revocation of License), 401.160 (Standard Penalty Chart), and 401.355 (Restricted Sales). Item III Documents (PDF File)
IV. Public comment. Item IV Documents (PDF File)
V. The Commission may meet in Executive Session: Item V Documents (PDF File)
A. To deliberate personnel matters, including the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the Executive Director and/or Charitable Bingo Operations Director, pursuant to §551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
B. To deliberate the duties of the General Counsel pursuant to §551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
C. To receive legal advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, or other legal advice, pursuant to §551.071(1) and (2) of the Texas Government Code, including but not limited to legal advice regarding the following items:
Pending litigation regarding: Fun 5’s Scratch Ticket Game #1592, including Travis County District Court Docket No. D-1-GN-14-005114 (Steele, et al. v. GTECH Corp.); Harris County District Court 333rd Judicial District Docket No. 2025-10513 (Nettles, et al. v. Rook TX LP, et al.)
Legal advice regarding Texas Government Code Chapters 466 (State Lottery Act) and 467 (Texas Lottery Commission), the Bingo Enabling Act, the Open Meetings Act, the Public Information Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, employment and personnel law, procurement and contract law, evidentiary and procedural law, ethics laws, and general government law.
Legal advice regarding any item on this open meeting agenda.
VI. Return to open session for further deliberation and possible action on any matter posted for discussion in Executive Session. Any matter posted for Executive Session also may be the subject of discussion and/or action in open session. Item VI Documents (PDF File)
VII. Adjournment. Item VII Documents (PDF File)
Notice of Assistance at Public Meetings. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, should contact Tarah Lossman at (512) 344-5324 at least four (4) workdays prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
