The Senate voted to remove the limit on the amount of money the lottery can award as prizes in a year. The Lottery Commission will have to decrease its advertising budget as the average prize payout increases. The prize cap was put on during the last legislative session. Victoria Senator Ken Armbrister is the Senate sponsor for CSHB 844. Bingo doesn't make their money that way they make their money out of enhancement of the pool.
More tax incentives are on way for Texas business.
Businesses that provide day care services for their employees would get a tax cut under CSSB 58 passed Tuesday, May 4. He says the demand for child care is booming because of welfare reform and this will make it easier for some Texans to get back to work. Texans receiving public assistance will have to get back to work sooner even if they have young children. Legislation passed this week will phase out the exemption by September 1, 2001. After that date, a single parent will only be exempt from that requirement until their child's first birthday.