The House just voted 64-82 against reauthorizing the Texas Lottery Commission.
— Dave Montgomery (@daveymontgomery) April 23, 2013
Anyone see that coming?
Edit: One of the first stories about it is here. ("Texans spent $3.8 billion on lottery tickets in the 2011 fiscal year, according to the Legislative Budget Board. The majority of that was paid out to players and retailers, with $963 million transferred to the Foundation School Account. Another $8.1 million was transferred to the Texas Veterans Commission.")
Edit at 4:15. Well, this was a weird day . . .
House passes HB 2197 continuing Texas Lottery 91-53. It failed earlier today 65-81. #txlege
— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) April 23, 2013