Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 466.014. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The department and executive director have broad authority and shall exercise strict control and close supervision over all lottery games conducted in this state to promote and ensure integrity, security, h…

Sec. 466.015. RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt all rules necessary to administer this chapter. The executive director may propose rules to be adopted by the commission, but the executive director's proposed rules have no effect until adopted by the commission. (b) The commis…

Sec. 466.0161. REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER. (a) Annually, the comptroller shall review the management and operations of the lottery. The comptroller may examine books, records, documents, things, or persons as necessary for that purpose. (b) The comptroller shall report the results of …

Sec. 466.017. AUDITS. (a) The executive director shall provide for a certified public accountant to conduct an independent audit for each fiscal year of all accounts and transactions of the lottery. The certified public accountant may not have, as determined by the executive dire…

Sec. 466.0171. ANNUAL AUDIT. (a) The state auditor shall annually conduct a comprehensive audit of the department's state lottery program, including any department action taken relating to the program. (b) Each audit required by Subsection (a) must specifically identify any lotte…

Sec. 466.018. INVESTIGATIONS. The attorney general, the district attorney for Travis County, or the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of district attorney for the county in which the violation or alleged violation occurred may…

Sec. 466.019. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The executive director or designated personnel of the department may investigate violations of this chapter and violations of the rules adopted under this chapter. After conducting investigations, the executive director, a person designated by the d…

Sec. 466.020. SECURITY. (a) The executive director shall maintain an office of security within the department. The office of security shall assist the executive director in addressing any security-related matter arising under this chapter or Chapter 2001, Occupations Code. The of…

Sec. 466.021. DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES. (a) The executive director shall, every two years, employ an independent firm experienced in demographic analysis to conduct a demographic study of lottery players. The study must include the income, age, sex, race, education, and frequency of p…

Sec. 466.022. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all department records are subject to public inspection in accordance with Chapter 552. (b) In addition to department records excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552, the following information is …

Sec. 466.023. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY RECORDS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all files, records, information, compilations, documents, photographs, reports, summaries, and reviews of information and related matters collected, retained, or compiled by the D…

Sec. 466.024. PROHIBITED GAMES. (a) The executive director or a lottery operator may not establish or operate a lottery game in which the winner is chosen on the basis of the outcome of a sports event. (b) The commission shall adopt rules prohibiting the operation of any game usi…

Sec. 466.026. AMBER ALERT. On receipt of notice by the Department of Public Safety that the Statewide Texas Amber Alert Network has been activated, the department shall disseminate Amber Alert information at its retail locations through the lottery operator system. Added by Acts …

Sec. 466.027. VETERANS' ASSISTANCE GAME. (a) The department shall operate an instant-ticket lottery game to benefit the fund for veterans' assistance established by Section 434.017. (b) The department shall: (1) determine the ticket price, payout amounts, and manner in which the …

Sec. 466.029. PRESERVATION OF LOTTERY-RELATED DOCUMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall preserve all department records, including e-mails, relating to the operation of the state lottery until at least the first anniversary of the last date the record is …

Sec. 466.030. REQUIRED RECORDING OF CERTAIN STATE LOTTERY MEETINGS. (a) The department shall make and maintain a recording of any formal meeting of the commission related to the state lottery or of the lottery advisory committee. (b) The department shall maintain the recording de…

Sec. 466.1005. PROCUREMENTS. (a) The commission may purchase or lease facilities, goods, and services and make any purchases, leases, or contracts necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The commission shall review and must approve all major procurements as p…

Sec. 466.101. PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES. (a) The commission and executive director may establish procedures for the purchase or lease of facilities, goods, and services and make any purchases, leases, or contracts that are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The…

Sec. 466.102. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES; PERFORMANCE BOND. A contract for the acquisition or provision of facilities, supplies, equipment, materials, or services related to the operation of the lottery must provide for liquidated damages and a performance bond in an amount equal to the …

Sec. 466.103. PROHIBITED CONTRACTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the executive director may not award a contract for the purchase or lease of facilities, goods, or services related to lottery operations to a person who would be denied a license as a sales agent under…

Sec. 466.104. ASSISTANCE OF COMPTROLLER. (a) On request of the executive director, the comptroller shall assist the executive director in: (1) acquiring facilities, supplies, materials, equipment, and services under Subtitle D, Title 10; or (2) establishing procedures for the exe…

Sec. 466.105. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. (a) A contract for the acquisition or provision of facilities, supplies, equipment, materials, or services related to the operation of the lottery is not subject to: (1) Chapter 2054 or 2254; or (2) Subtitle D, Title 10. (b) Notwithstandi…

Sec. 466.106. PREFERENCE FOR TEXAS BUSINESSES. (a) In all contracts for lottery equipment, supplies, services, and advertising, the department and each lottery operator shall give preference to equipment or supplies produced in this state or services or advertising offered by bid…

Sec. 466.107. MINORITY BUSINESSES. (a) The executive director and each lottery operator shall take positive steps to: (1) inform minority businesses of opportunities to: (A) provide lottery equipment and supplies to the department; (B) provide services, including advertising, to …

Sec. 466.108. TELEVISION CONTRACTS. If the drawing or selection of winning tickets is televised under a contract with the department, the contract must be awarded by competitive bid. The commission shall adopt rules governing the competitive bidding process. Money received under …

Sec. 466.109. PUBLICITY OF INDIVIDUALS PROHIBITED. (a) A state officer, including a commission member or the executive director, or an officer or employee of the department, may not appear in an advertisement or promotion for the lottery that is sponsored by the department or in …

Sec. 466.110. PROHIBITED ADVERTISEMENTS. The legislature intends that advertisements or promotions sponsored by the department for the lottery not be of a nature that unduly influences any person to purchase a lottery ticket or number. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec.…

Sec. 466.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) If the executive director authorizes a person who is not an employee of the department to sell tickets, the person must be licensed as a sales agent by the department. (b) The executive director may establish a provisional license or other clas…

Sec. 466.152. LICENSE APPLICATION; FEE. (a) An applicant for a license under this subchapter must apply to the division under rules adopted by the commission, provide information necessary to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license under Section 466.155, and provide o…

Sec. 466.153. CHANGE IN APPLICATION INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an applicant or sales agent shall notify the director of any change in the information in the applicant's or sales agent's most recent application for a license or renewal of a license. The…

Sec. 466.154. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules under which, before issuing a license to an applicant, the director shall consider: (1) the financial responsibility and security of the applicant and the business or activity in which the applicant is engaged; (2) the public …

Sec. 466.155. DENIAL OF APPLICATION OR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) After a hearing, the executive director shall deny an application for a license or the department shall suspend or revoke a license if the executive director or department, as applicable, finds that t…

Sec. 466.1555. PROHIBITED SALES TO PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL POSSIBLE WINNING LOTTERY TICKETS. (a) A sales agent may not knowingly sell or allow the sale of tickets for a lottery game involving a drawing to one or more persons attempting to purchase …

Sec. 466.156. BOND; INSURANCE. (a) Each sales agent shall post a cash bond, surety bond, letter of credit, certificate of deposit, or other security approved by the executive director, including the contribution of cash to a pooled bond fund established by the executive director …

Sec. 466.157. DISPLAY OF LICENSE. As prescribed by rule, each sales agent shall prominently display the license in each place of business or activity at which the sales agent sells tickets. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts …

Sec. 466.158. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE; RENEWAL. (a) Unless suspended or revoked, a license expires on the date specified in the license, which may not be later than the second anniversary of its date of issuance. (b) The commission shall adopt rules for the renewal of licenses. The…

Sec. 466.159. DEATH, DISSOLUTION, OR BANKRUPTCY OF SALES AGENT. (a) A license issued under this chapter expires on: (1) the death of a sales agent who is an individual; (2) the dissolution of a sales agent that is not an individual; or (3) the bankruptcy or receivership of a sale…

Sec. 466.160. SUMMARY SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. (a) The department may suspend a sales agent's license summarily without notice or hearing if the department finds that the action is necessary to maintain the integrity, security, honesty, or fairness of the operation or administratio…

Sec. 466.161. IMMUNITY; CIVIL ACTIONS. (a) A sales agent acting in good faith is immune from civil liability for an act or omission within the course and scope of the agent's license under this chapter. (b) This section does not waive any immunity of the department or this state.…

Sec. 466.201. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) The department is entitled to conduct an investigation of and is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identificati…

Sec. 466.202. FINGERPRINTS. (a) The executive director may discharge from employment or refuse to consider, as applicable, an employee or prospective employee of the department who fails to provide a complete legible set of fingerprints for purposes of conducting an investigation…

Sec. 466.203. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ASSISTANCE; COSTS OF INVESTIGATION. (a) The executive director may request the cooperation of the Department of Public Safety to perform a background investigation of a person listed in Section 466.201(a) or (b). The executive director sh…

Sec. 466.204. ACCESS TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INFORMATION. The executive director may obtain information relating to a person's qualification for licensing, employment, or contracting under this chapter from the Internal Revenue Service under a contract between the comptroller…

Sec. 466.205. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) All information received by the executive director from the Internal Revenue Service is confidential and may only be used as provided by the contract between the comptroller and the Internal Revenue Service under which the information w…

Sec. 466.251. TICKETS. (a) The executive director shall prescribe the form of tickets. (b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.72(b). (c) The overall estimated odds of winning a prize in a particular lottery game must be printed on each ticket and prominently displa…

Sec. 466.252. PURCHASE OF TICKET AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY RULES. (a) By purchasing a ticket in a particular lottery game, a player agrees to abide by and be bound by the commission's rules, including the rules applicable to the particular lottery game involved. The player also ackno…