This low-key agency is generating one of Texas’ hottest GOP primary fights
By Jeremy Wallace
The battle over who will implement Gov. Greg Abbott’s private school voucher plan is suddenly becoming one of the hottest battles in Texas GOP politics.
On Thursday, state Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, officially resigned his position in the Legislature and announced he would run for Texas Comptroller, a post that will be in charge of developing and administering Abbott’s school voucher program. The office also acts as the state’s chief financial officer in charge of collecting taxes and forecasting the state’s financial condition.
Shortly before announcing his campaign, current State Comptroller Glenn Hegar officially appointed Hancock to be his chief clerk, positioning him to be the acting comptroller when Hegar leaves to become the Texas A&M University System chancellor on July 1. That could give Hancock an edge over other prominent GOP candidates who have been running for the position.
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