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MRT 6/19/25 (free): MRT (free): Hancock to Become Acting Comptroller, Run for Permanent Job with Abbott Endorsement // Hurricane Hits S. Mexico // Embattled KP George Switches to GOP // Cruz v....
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| Subject | MRT 6/19/25 (free): MRT (free): Hancock to Become Acting Comptroller, Run for Permanent Job with Abbott Endorsement // Hurricane Hits S. Mexico // Embattled KP George Switches to GOP // Cruz v.... |
| Date | June 19, 2025 9:09 PM |
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* **TOP NEWS**
“**Former Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting comptroller, run for permanent job,**” Texas Tribune's** Zach Despart **and** Alejandro Serrano **– “Republican state Sen. **Kelly Hancock** launched his campaign for state comptroller Thursday shortly after taking a senior position at the comptroller’s office.
His appointment as chief clerk to Comptroller **Glenn Hegar** paves the way for Hanock, a North Richland Hills Republican, to become interim comptroller after Hegar leaves his office in June. And it gives Hancock an edge in a growing Republican primary race next year.
“Kelly is a great fit to serve as the chief financial officer of Texas,” Hegar said in a statement, who is stepping down to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. “As a long-serving member of the Texas Legislature, he helped shape sound financial policy and authored the state’s conservative spending cap legislation.”
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Hegar added that Hancock is honest, trustworthy, and an “all-around good guy.”
Hancock, in a statement, cited his conservative bona fides on border security, noting he was one of the first Republican senators to call for ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, which the state did [earlier this month]([link removed]).
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"For over a decade, I've fought for Texas taxpayers in the Legislature, cutting red tape, passing conservative budget reforms, and holding government accountable," Hancock said in his campaign announcement. "As Comptroller, I'll make sure your tax dollars are spent wisely, transparently, and responsibly.”
Hancock resigned from the Legislature on Wednesday. A quirk in state law prohibited Gov. **Greg Abbott** from directly appointing Hancock comptroller. Senators — even former ones — cannot be appointed to another position that requires Senate confirmation during their term.
The [state comptroller]([link removed]'s%20cashier%2C%20the,than%20%2450%20billion%20in%20assets.) is responsible for managing the state’s money. Among the job’s biggest tasks are collecting taxes, estimating state revenue, and awarding and managing state contracts.
Entering the primary season as the interim will almost certainly give Hancock a leg up in a race that’s already getting crowded. Railroad Commissioner **Christi Craddick** and former state Sen. **Don Huffines**, R-Dallas, [are already in the race]([link removed]), and Huffines has been raking in endorsements — including one from U.S. Sen. **Ted Cruz**.
Abbott was quick to endorse Hancock, in the process throwing an elbow at Huffines, who as a state senator lost his reelection bid to Democrat **Nathan Johnson** [in 2018]([link removed]).
“I endorse Kelly Hancock because I want a candidate who will actually win the election, not someone who has already lost an election to a Democrat,” Abbott said in a statement.
Huffines also challenged Abbott in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary; Abbott drubbed him by 44 points.
Prior to serving in the Legislature, Hancock was a member of his local school board.
The state of Texas operates a $337 billion budget and rakes in more than a quarter trillion dollars of revenue from a variety of taxes, fees and assessments." [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
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* **TOP NEWS**
“**Threat prompts sudden shutdown of San Antonio's Jewish Community Center**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
“**Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane**” [AP]([link removed])
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* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT**
“**Fort Bend County Judge KP George switches from Democrat to Republican amid money laundering charges**” [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
“**Commissioner Grant Moody called to active duty in Marine Reserves amid Iran tensions**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **STATE GOVERNMENT**
“**Texas ag boss Sid Miller calls crop-killing fungus a threat to food supply**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **TEXANS IN DC**
“**Ted Cruz interview with Tucker Carlson didn't go as planned**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
“**John Cornyn leads Senate Republican probe of former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**“Dan Crenshaw pushes 'counter-insurgency' strategy against Mexican cartels**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **BUSINESS NEWS**
“**SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported**” [AP]([link removed])
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> TX TRIB: "**Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Amid Trump immigration crackdown, Texas reins in border spending and shifts focus to deportations**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**U.S. Supreme Court ruling angers Texas parents of transgender children**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Coin toss to decide tied Pasadena City Council race after runoff ends in deadlock**" [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
> THE TEXAN: "**U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Child Gender Modification Ban**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**American babies may get $1,000 each to invest because of Ted Cruz**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Democratic Fort Bend County Judge Announces Switch to Republican Party Amid Legal Woes**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**REDACTED #065: No Country for 'No Kings'**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> SA REPORT: "**San Antonio swears in younger, more partisan mayor and City Council**" _[SA REPORT]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Prolonged closure expected on I-45 after crash kills child Wednesday evening**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**Ted Cruz spars with Tucker Carlson over Israel, Iran conflict**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**John Cornyn calls for criminal investigation into former Biden staffers**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Family of Arlington firefighter who died at Cancun resort gets 8-figure verdict**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**More than 280 firearms, drugs seized in law enforcement operation in Fort Worth**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Fort Worth man on life support after shooting early Saturday dies in hospital**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> MRT: "**The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasite**" _[MRT]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**SCOTUS Tosses Texas' Legal Challenge to NRC’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage License**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**What are machine gun conversion devices and why are they so dangerous?**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**House music fosters community at two Dallas businesses**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> MRT: "**Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico**" _[MRT]([link removed])_
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
Last night's Texas sports schedule:
> MLB: Kansas City 6, **Texas **3
> MLB: **Houston **11, Oakland 4
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 1:35pm: MLB: Kansas City at **Texas**
> 9:05pm: MLB: **Houston **at Oakland
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 6:35pm: WNBA: **Dallas **at Connecticut (ION)
> 1:35pm: MLB: Kansas City at **Texas**
> 9:05pm: MLB: **Houston **at Oakland
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: “Altuve, Caratini, Dubón homer, Astros have 20 hits in 11-4 win over Athletics" [AP]([link removed])
**ATLETICO DALLAS**: "Garland inks first lease as $71 million Atletico Dallas soccer complex pushes forward" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON ROCKETS**: "Coach Ime Udoka agrees to a contract extension with the Houston Rockets, AP source says" [AP]([link removed])
**DALLAS MAVERICKS**: "Inside Cooper Flagg’s Dallas visit: An iconic steakhouse, a Mavericks workout and more" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**DALLAS STARS**: "Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract" [AP]([link removed])
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* **TOP NEWS**
“**Former Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting comptroller, run for permanent job,**” Texas Tribune's** Zach Despart **and** Alejandro Serrano **– “Republican state Sen. **Kelly Hancock** launched his campaign for state comptroller Thursday shortly after taking a senior position at the comptroller’s office.
His appointment as chief clerk to Comptroller **Glenn Hegar** paves the way for Hanock, a North Richland Hills Republican, to become interim comptroller after Hegar leaves his office in June. And it gives Hancock an edge in a growing Republican primary race next year.
“Kelly is a great fit to serve as the chief financial officer of Texas,” Hegar said in a statement, who is stepping down to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. “As a long-serving member of the Texas Legislature, he helped shape sound financial policy and authored the state’s conservative spending cap legislation.”
» [BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER: $7/mo]([link removed])
Hegar added that Hancock is honest, trustworthy, and an “all-around good guy.”
Hancock, in a statement, cited his conservative bona fides on border security, noting he was one of the first Republican senators to call for ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, which the state did [earlier this month]([link removed]).
» [BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER: $70/yr]([link removed])
"For over a decade, I've fought for Texas taxpayers in the Legislature, cutting red tape, passing conservative budget reforms, and holding government accountable," Hancock said in his campaign announcement. "As Comptroller, I'll make sure your tax dollars are spent wisely, transparently, and responsibly.”
Hancock resigned from the Legislature on Wednesday. A quirk in state law prohibited Gov. **Greg Abbott** from directly appointing Hancock comptroller. Senators — even former ones — cannot be appointed to another position that requires Senate confirmation during their term.
The [state comptroller]([link removed]'s%20cashier%2C%20the,than%20%2450%20billion%20in%20assets.) is responsible for managing the state’s money. Among the job’s biggest tasks are collecting taxes, estimating state revenue, and awarding and managing state contracts.
Entering the primary season as the interim will almost certainly give Hancock a leg up in a race that’s already getting crowded. Railroad Commissioner **Christi Craddick** and former state Sen. **Don Huffines**, R-Dallas, [are already in the race]([link removed]), and Huffines has been raking in endorsements — including one from U.S. Sen. **Ted Cruz**.
Abbott was quick to endorse Hancock, in the process throwing an elbow at Huffines, who as a state senator lost his reelection bid to Democrat **Nathan Johnson** [in 2018]([link removed]).
“I endorse Kelly Hancock because I want a candidate who will actually win the election, not someone who has already lost an election to a Democrat,” Abbott said in a statement.
Huffines also challenged Abbott in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary; Abbott drubbed him by 44 points.
Prior to serving in the Legislature, Hancock was a member of his local school board.
The state of Texas operates a $337 billion budget and rakes in more than a quarter trillion dollars of revenue from a variety of taxes, fees and assessments." [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
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**FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS HAVE ENDED**_: As of July 11, 2022, we have moved to a paywall for free subscribers. Free subscribers will only receive the top story in their morning email. Free subscribers will need to become paid subscribers to receive full story summaries._
———————————————————————————
* **TOP NEWS**
“**Threat prompts sudden shutdown of San Antonio's Jewish Community Center**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
“**Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane**” [AP]([link removed])
———————————————————————————
* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT**
“**Fort Bend County Judge KP George switches from Democrat to Republican amid money laundering charges**” [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
“**Commissioner Grant Moody called to active duty in Marine Reserves amid Iran tensions**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **STATE GOVERNMENT**
“**Texas ag boss Sid Miller calls crop-killing fungus a threat to food supply**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **TEXANS IN DC**
“**Ted Cruz interview with Tucker Carlson didn't go as planned**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
“**John Cornyn leads Senate Republican probe of former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**“Dan Crenshaw pushes 'counter-insurgency' strategy against Mexican cartels**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **BUSINESS NEWS**
“**SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported**” [AP]([link removed])
———————————————————————————
* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> TX TRIB: "**Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Amid Trump immigration crackdown, Texas reins in border spending and shifts focus to deportations**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**U.S. Supreme Court ruling angers Texas parents of transgender children**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Coin toss to decide tied Pasadena City Council race after runoff ends in deadlock**" [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
> THE TEXAN: "**U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Child Gender Modification Ban**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**American babies may get $1,000 each to invest because of Ted Cruz**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Democratic Fort Bend County Judge Announces Switch to Republican Party Amid Legal Woes**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**REDACTED #065: No Country for 'No Kings'**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> SA REPORT: "**San Antonio swears in younger, more partisan mayor and City Council**" _[SA REPORT]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Prolonged closure expected on I-45 after crash kills child Wednesday evening**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**Ted Cruz spars with Tucker Carlson over Israel, Iran conflict**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**John Cornyn calls for criminal investigation into former Biden staffers**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Family of Arlington firefighter who died at Cancun resort gets 8-figure verdict**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**More than 280 firearms, drugs seized in law enforcement operation in Fort Worth**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Fort Worth man on life support after shooting early Saturday dies in hospital**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> MRT: "**The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasite**" _[MRT]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**SCOTUS Tosses Texas' Legal Challenge to NRC’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage License**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**What are machine gun conversion devices and why are they so dangerous?**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**House music fosters community at two Dallas businesses**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> MRT: "**Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico**" _[MRT]([link removed])_
———————————————————————————
* **EXTRA POINTS**
Last night's Texas sports schedule:
> MLB: Kansas City 6, **Texas **3
> MLB: **Houston **11, Oakland 4
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 1:35pm: MLB: Kansas City at **Texas**
> 9:05pm: MLB: **Houston **at Oakland
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 6:35pm: WNBA: **Dallas **at Connecticut (ION)
> 1:35pm: MLB: Kansas City at **Texas**
> 9:05pm: MLB: **Houston **at Oakland
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: “Altuve, Caratini, Dubón homer, Astros have 20 hits in 11-4 win over Athletics" [AP]([link removed])
**ATLETICO DALLAS**: "Garland inks first lease as $71 million Atletico Dallas soccer complex pushes forward" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON ROCKETS**: "Coach Ime Udoka agrees to a contract extension with the Houston Rockets, AP source says" [AP]([link removed])
**DALLAS MAVERICKS**: "Inside Cooper Flagg’s Dallas visit: An iconic steakhouse, a Mavericks workout and more" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**DALLAS STARS**: "Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract" [AP]([link removed])
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