Republican State Sen Kelly Hancock resigned from the Texas Senate and was hired to be the Chief Clerk at the Texas Comptroller’s office on Thursday.
On Thursday, state Sen. Kelly Hancock resigned from the Legislature and announced he was running to be the next state comptroller.
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.
A North Texas state senator has stepped down from his role to take a senior position at the state comptroller’s office. Afterwards, he announced he was running for state comptroller.
In Case You Missed It, within minutes of former Senator Hancock launching his formal campaign for Comptroller, Governor Greg Abbott endorsed him for this vital position.
State Senator Kelly Hancock of Tarrant County has been officially named the acting state comptroller, following the selection by outgoing Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
Hancock resigned as state senator and was appointed to be the chief clerk of the comptroller’s office.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar finalized the appointment of former state senator Kelly Hancock as his new Chief Clerk. Comptroller Hegar is leaving the office at the end of June to become the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.
Now that Hancock has resigned from his State Senate seat in Tarrant County, there is an opening. Gov. Abbott will soon call for a special election. Republican State Rep. Nate Schatzline of Fort Worth said he’s considering running for the seat.
Now-former state Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) announced his bid for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts shortly after joining the agency as an employee — a way to get around the constitutional obstacles related to a direct appointment.
