On July 1, 2025, Kelly Hancock started serving as Acting Comptroller. As the CFO of Texas, Kelly has transformed the agency in a short time by operating at the speed of business, not the speed of government. Kelly brings decades of conservative leadership as Acting Comptroller to safeguard tax dollars, keep taxes low, and grow the 8th largest economy in the world.
✓ Kept the Border Secure
✓ Ended DEI in State Contracting
✓ Launched Texas Education Freedom
✓ Leading Texas DOGE
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is working with Governor Abbott to ensure Texas is reimbursed for the billions the state has spent securing the border. He strongly supported Operation Lone Star and was with Governor Abbott and President Trump when the first portion of the Texas border wall went up. Furthermore, his office is implementing immigration enforcement grants, providing funds to Sheriff departments that partner with ICE to detain and deport criminal illegal aliens.
As Acting Comptroller, Kelly Hancock suspended the state’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program – basically Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in state government contracting. This ensures government contracts should be earned based on performance and best value, not race or sex quotas.
After supporting education freedom for decades as a School Board member, State Representative, and State Senator, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is now implementing Texas Education Freedom Accounts – the largest day-one school choice program in American history. Up to 100,000 students will have the freedom to choose the best education path for them starting 2026-27 school year.
As a small business owner, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is committed to cutting red tape to ensure Texans thrive. He is working with the newly launched Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, known as Texas DOGE, to root out waste and unnecessary regulation – both by sharing Comptroller data with the Governor’s office, but also as an official member of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office Advisory Panel.
Acting Comptroller Hancock is committed to ensuring every taxpayer dollar is tracked, protected, and used wisely and efficiently. To achieve this, the office is modernizing the state's core financial systems, bringing government technology out of the 1980s by implementing modern cloud-computing systems. Additionally, the office launched the new TexStats Regional Data Dashboard to give Texans, businesses, and local leaders real-time access to key economic and demographic data, which helps attract new businesses and economic development projects.
