A Houston woman who purchased a winning lottery ticket in February has finally been awarded around $34 million in winnings ...

"The prize claim for the estimated annuitized $83.5 million jackpot prize has now been processed," the Texas Lottery ...

The agency initially blocked the payout because of two state investigations into now-banned lottery courier services, one of ...

In short, it depends on the state. The federal tax withholding rate is 24% for lottery winnings, less the wager, for prizes greater than $5,000, according to the Texas Lottery Commission.

A Houston woman who sued Texas Lottery after they refused to acknowledge her $83.5-million win will finally get paid. An agreement between the lottery commission and Kristen Moriarty was filed on July ...

The top 10 all won more than $60 million. The largest lottery prize ever in Texas was more than $400 million, paid out to a ...

Kristen Moriarty was the only person to hit the $83.5M jackpot in February, but she had the bad timing to win as lawmakers became furious with the state lottery commission.