Texas lottery winner anonymity debated in Texas House
A Texas lawmaker urged HB 59 to allow winners of 1 million dollars or more to remain anonymous. Critics warn secrecy could harm public trust in the lottery’s integrity and transparency. Texas prizes totaled 3.27 billion last year, with record payouts boosting public revenue.
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Rio Grande City
Guillen
Texas Lottery Commission
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Texas
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Texas Press Association
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Fci-Texas
Texas Lottery
Gary Grier
Commission
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Details
A listing of federal and state lawmakers with office addresses in Washington and Texas. Includes U S representatives Mike Conaway William Hurd Randy Neugebauer and senators John Cornyn Ted Cruz plus state officials Kel Seliger and Carlos Uresti with district offices, phone numbers, and email links.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen
Cruz
William Hurd
Helotes
Hurd
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Randy.house.gov
Tom Craddick
Capitol
Austin
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Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Eastridge Road
P.O. Box
Senate State
Carlos Uresti
San Antonio
Cleaner burning fossil fuels win for carbon cuts
Environmentalists overlook a trend toward natural gas and light crude oil reducing emissions. The EIA shows coal's share shrinking from 60 percent in the late 1980s to 32 percent by 2016 while natural gas rose to 33 percent. fracking expanded gas and lighter crude access, cutting carbon. Bridge fuels and innovation drive progress, not bans.
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EIA
U.S
United States
U.S. Energy Information Administration
California
Canada
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