AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As the Powerball jackpot approaches almost $2 billion, the third-highest jackpot in the game's history, the Texas lottery is entering into a new era under a different agency.

Employees of the old Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) have transitioned fully into the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as of Sept. 1, according to Glenn Neal, the transition director for TDLR.

"We have had no notable problems with the with the transition to this point," Neal said. He added there was no interruption to lottery services as Powerball fever grows hotter with a cash value estimated to be more than $770 million for the next Saturday drawing.

TDLR held its first public commissioner's meeting since the transition on Thursday morning. Courtney Arbour, the executive dire

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