Overview

• The commission agreed to pay Moriarty about $45.9 million as part of a settlement from her May lawsuit over the courier ban’s retroactive application.
• Officials withheld the full $83.5 million jackpot for more than five months pending investigations by the Texas Rangers and the Attorney General’s office.
• State lawmakers criminalized third-party lottery courier services and imposed a 100-ticket cap to prevent bulk purchase schemes.
• Moriarty purchased her winning ticket through Jackpocket, the third-party courier company now banned under Texas law.
• The Texas Lottery Commission is scheduled for dissolution on September 1, with its duties moving to the Department of Licensing and Regulation.