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lottery

"Ready to Win!" Luck, Location, or Volume? Why One San Antonio ZIP Code Sold Nearly $31 Million in Big Texas Lottery Winners

The lottery remains fundamentally a game of chance, but the geography surrounding where winning tickets are sold offers a compelling reminder that even games of luck leave measurable footprints across a city.

investigative series

Did Texas Owe Black Businesses More Than a Blank Map?

Texas instituted the HUB program in 1991 to increase opportunities for businesses owned by minorities and women in state procurement and contracting, and that state agencies were to make a good-faith effort to utilize HUBs in construction, services, and commodities purchases.