Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is investigating the legality of lottery couriers after a winning $83.5M lottery ticket was sold at a North Austin store. That store has sold several winning tickets in the past couple of years.

The BriefA recent $83.5 million Lotto Texas win caught the attention of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.The winning ticket was purchased through the JackPocket app which also owns the store where the ticket was bought.

AG Ken Paxton’s office joins two other investigations by state officials into the commission as one service suspends operations due to the agency’s ban.

Lawmakers and state authorities are scrutinizing the Texas Lottery after online ticketing systems may have given an unfair advantage to winners of two multimillion-dollar jackpots. Why it matters: Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday opened an investigation into two "suspicious and possibly unlawful" lotto wins by third-party courier services.

The Texas Lottery winnings being questioned have centered on the idea of bulk purchases of tickets through courier services.