The Texas Lottery Commission did not immediately clarify why Ryan Mindell chose to resign, as lawmakers have discussed abolishing the lottery outright.

Ryan Mindell, the embattled executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has resigned, according to a terse press release published on the agency's website Monday afternoon. Mindell's departure comes almost exactly one year to the day after he took over the top job at the agency,

The resignation comes after the Texas House adopted a budget that would reduce the lottery's budget to zero, leaving the agency's future uncertain.

At least nine tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in North Texas on Saturday, April 19. The National Weather Service said these tornadoes ranged in severity from EF-0 to EF-2. The prelimary confirmed tornadoes include: A home off Loftin Road in Hood County has extensive damage with debris spread across the property.

A rash of late-night tornados on Saturday has residents in North Texas surveying damage on Easter morning. Nine tornadoes were reported on Saturday night, according to WFAA Dallas. Several of these tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down near communities west of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

The National Weather Service will investigate tornado damage reported in several North Texas counties. Nine tornadoes were reported during Saturday night's storms.

A Houston-area deputy was shot by a suspect who was also wounded during a chaotic incident outside a Family Law Center, authorities said