Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock will step down from his post as Texas’ chief financial officer at the end of July, according to a resignation letter he submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday.
Hancock’s departure notice, first reported by Texas Bullpen and confirmed by Abbott, comes one year to the day after he took over the agency. He was appointed by the governor after the previous comptroller, Glenn Hegar, stepped down to become the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.
Hancock oversaw the beginning of the state’s $1 billion program to offer parents vouchers to send their kids to private schools, one of the agency’s biggest and newest responsibilities.
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“Kelly led the Comptroller’s office during a pivotal chapter for Texas,” Abbott wrote on social media. “His leadership and experience, from the local school board to the Texas Legislature, helped make possible the launch of the largest school choice program in our nation’s history, expanding educational opportunity for Texas families.”
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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