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Texas Lottery commissioner resigns as agency faces legislative scrutiny

Texas Lottery Commissioner Clark Smith has resigned, according to a spokesperson with the commission, as scrutiny for the department from lawmakers grows.Smith’s resignation was effective on Friday, the spokesperson confirmed, but did not provide further information. Smith’s resignation comes just over a week after he and several other Texas Lottery Commission officials were grilled at a state Senate Finance Committee hearing over couriers, which lawmakers worry might be allowing people to game the lottery system — potentially illegally. At one point during the meeting, Smith apologized to a state senator after saying he was “generally familiar” with provisions of the ...

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