State Sen. Kelly Hancock has resigned from his post in the Texas Legislature to become the next Texas comptroller, according to a press release Thursday.
Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed former state Sen. Kelly Hancock’s bid for Texas comptroller shortly after the ex-lawmaker from North Texas announced his candidacy Thursday.
Republican state Sen. Kelly Hancock launched his campaign for state comptroller Thursday shortly after taking a senior position at the comptroller’s office.
The 2026 race for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts added a third candidate when state Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) announced a bid for the office after being hired as the agency’s chief clerk.
State Senator and conservative champion Kelly Hancock (R–Fort Worth) today officially launched his campaign for Texas Comptroller in the 2026 election, vowing to bring fiscal discipline and strong border accountability to the office.
State Senator Kelly Hancock, R – North Richland Hills, updates Lone Star Politics on a public awareness campaign for organ donation. This comes after a rare disease forced him into requiring a new kidney.
State Senator Kelly Hancock tells NBC 5 what state lawmakers are working on this year in Austin.
The Texas House and Senate released their proposed budgets for 2026 and 2027. Republican State Senator Kelly Hancock of North Richland Hills told Jack Fink, “It’s encouraging to have this start and see how close we really are together on the one piece of legislation that we have to pass.”
“It was very life-changing, and I want to see if I can positively impact the lives of others as well,” state Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-District 19, told Spectrum News 1 recently.
Analysis of the budget proposal in the Texas Legislature
