A legislative Committee in Texas is considering whether to abolish the state lottery amid accusations that it targets the poor.
On Thursday, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus made a number of appointments to the Legislative Committee to Review the Texas Lottery and Texas Lottery Commission, which is tasked with studying the distribution of charitable bingo revenue and evaluating the potential impact of eliminating the state lottery.
Straus appointed Rep. John Kuempel as co-chair of the committee, alongside [...]