{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.357","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 466.357","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.","body":"For purposes of Article III, Section 49a, and Article VIII, Section 22, of the Texas Constitution:\n(1) funds received from the operation of a lottery are not revenue; and\n(2) expenses of operating the lottery and paying prizes are not expenses of state government.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 466. STATE LOTTERY","SUBCHAPTER H. REVENUE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.466.htm#466.357","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8106b84ea9cd64892f5a8644d7665d7fe9c58ac76da50752f3a31809f1445777","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.355","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.358"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}