Drag shows, DOGE and vouchers: Why the race for this typically low-key Texas office is heating up

Don Huffines, Christi Craddick and Kelly Hancock are vowing to take the agency in a sharply more conservative direction.
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Texas finalizes private school voucher rules, will let families put $10,300 toward preschool

Texas will let some families use public funds for private schools or homeschooling starting next year. Most families can ...
Yahoo

Sen. Kelly Hancock of Fort Worth resigns to join Texas comptroller office

State Sen. Kelly Hancock, one of two Republicans who voted to remove Ken Paxton during the attorney general’s impeachment trial. State Sen. Kelly Hancock has resigned from his post in the Texas ...
Houston Public Media

Texas must build hundreds of thousands of homes to lower housing costs, says state comptroller

If Texas wants to rein in its high housing costs, it needs more homes, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar's office said Tuesday — the latest sign that the state's high home prices and rents have become a ...
Click2Houston

Texas Education Freedom Accounts: What we know about the state’s school voucher program

KPRC 2 obtained the rollout plan through a public information request, providing the clearest look yet at how the billion-dollar program will work, who qualifies, and when families can apply.
SFGate

Texas freezes program to help minority-owned businesses compete for state contracts

The state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by women, minorities and disabled veterans seeking state contracts was frozen by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ ...
Hoodline

Governor Abbott Announces New Members of Texas Regulatory Efficiency Advisory Panel to Cut Red Tape

Governor Abbott appoints five members to the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office Advisory Panel to cut bureaucratic red tape.