Tex. Government Code § 466.318: PLAY OR FACILITATING PLAY BY TELEPHONE OR BY INTERNET OR MOBILE INTERNET APPLICATION.

(a) A person may not by telephone or through an Internet application or mobile Internet application:

(1) purchase or order the purchase of a ticket for a lottery game; or

(2) for compensation:

(A) accept an order for a ticket for a lottery game from a player;

(B) sell a ticket for a lottery game to a player; or

(C) arrange:

(i) to purchase a ticket on behalf of a person playing a lottery game; or

(ii) for another person to purchase a ticket on behalf of a person playing a lottery game.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070), Sec. 37, eff. June 20, 2025.