Abbott taps Huffines to run Texas comptroller for the year
TL;DR
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines, a former Republican state senator, to be Texas comptroller for the rest of the year after acting head Kelly Hancock resigns; Huffines, who defeated Hancock for the GOP nomination, is running for a full term against Democrat Sarah Eckhardt in November and would oversee taxes, spending audits, contracts and the state’s $1 billion Education Freedom Accounts voucher program.
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- Gov. Abbott taps Don Huffines for Texas CFO opening The Texas Tribune
- Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock to step down as Texas CFO The Texas Tribune
- Greg Abbott names conservative firebrand to oversee Texas voucher rollout Dallas News
- Republican leading Texas voucher rollout to step down at end of July Houston Chronicle
- Comptroller candidate Don Huffines appointed to role ahead of November election KXAN Austin
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