Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Ms. Linda Cloud Executive Director Texas Lottery Commission P.O. Box 16630 Austin, Texas 78761-6630

Re: Whether the Lottery Commission may renew an expired license to conduct bingo games or to sell lottery tickets, and related questions (RQ-1195)

Dear Ms. Cloud:

You ask several questions about the Texas Lottery Commission's authority under the State Lottery Act, Tex. Gov't Code Ann. ch. 466 (Vernon 1998), and the Bingo Enabling Act, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 179d (Vernon Supp. 1999), to "revive," as you say, an expired or…