How Kelly Hancock plans to manage being acting comptroller, candidate
By John C. Moritz
When Kelly Hancock decided to change political hats, it was a two-for-one deal.
Hancock, a 12-year veteran of the Texas Senate, was named acting state comptroller on Thursday to take over for Glenn Hegar when he becomes the new chancellor of the Texas A&M University System on July 1. And in almost the same breath, Hancock became a candidate in what is expected to be a competitive 2026 Republican primary followed by a general election to win the statewide office in his own right.
Officially, Hancock will be the chief clerk of the comptroller’s office and was selected by Hegar. Because Hegar’s selection as the successor to retiring A&M Chancellor John Sharp was made months earlier, it was widely assumed that Gov. Greg Abbott would name a comptroller to serve out the 18 months on the unexpired term.
Read more at Austin American-Statesman.
