Don Huffines, Christi Craddick and Kelly Hancock are talking more about fighting DEI, trans athletes and illegal immigration than the office’s traditional fiscal duties.
Kelly Hancock
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2026 Texas Elections
Some Abbott-backed candidates face political headwinds in Republican primaries
The governor is supporting two U.S. House candidates whose opponents were recently endorsed by President Donald Trump, while his picks for comptroller and agriculture commissioner are trailing in the polls.
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2026 Texas Elections
Comptroller candidate Don Huffines’ family owns former Epstein ranch in New Mexico
Huffines’ campaign said the candidate’s family bought the ranch at a public auction four years after Jeffrey Epstein died.
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2026 Texas Elections
Chip Roy, Mayes Middleton leading Texas attorney general GOP primary in new poll
The poll, released Wednesday, also showed Sid Miller and Don Huffines with comfortable leads in their Republican primary bids for agriculture commissioner and comptroller.
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State Government
Ken Paxton: Comptroller can exclude schools from voucher program under anti-terror laws
A CAIR official blasted the Texas AG’s opinion, saying the law does not permit the comptroller to scrutinize Muslim schools because of their religious identity.
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2026 Texas Elections
Texas comptroller GOP primary attracts big money from donors with business before the agency
One candidate received about $1 million within an eight-day span from the head of a Dallas tax firm — and 72 of his employees — that helps corporations secure tax breaks under comptroller-run programs.
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Politics
Texas comptroller questions whether some Islamic schools can be excluded from voucher program
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggested schools that hosted events for the Council on American-Islamic Relations or are linked to China could be disqualified from the new program.
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State Government
Women, minority small business owners confused, worried after Texas kicks them off HUB program
The decision to limit certification to companies owned by disabled veterans will shrink the Historically Underutilized Business program from more than 15,000 to 485 participants — all men.
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State Government
Texas removes women and minorities from Historically Underutilized Business program for state contracts
The program will now only be eligible for service-disabled veterans. It will be called Veteran Heroes United in Business.
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2025 Texas Elections
Democrat Rehmet, Republican Wambsganss head to runoff in special election for North Texas Senate seat
With the GOP vote fractured between Wambsganss and another Republican, Rehmet led the three-person contest for the red-leaning district.
