March 27, 2026      3:00 PM

Braddock: Some Republicans worry Huffines would be a rogue Comptroller but Hancock has set the precedent with the support of Abbott

Abbott and Hancock circumvented the Texas Constitution last year when the former senator moved to the Office of the Comptroller where he’s completely rewritten policy on issues that have always been within the purview of the Legislature

Now that a blood feud has erupted between Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Attorney General Ken Paxton – with the latter demanding the former be fired by Gov. Greg Abbott – it’s probably appropriate to set the record straight about how this all came to a head in the first place.

Paxton this week called on Abbott to “fire” Hancock because the acting comptroller was critical of how Paxton has handled the case of a Muslim school in Houston. In short, the raw politics of it is just another example of Republicans trying to outdo each other on the “Islamification of Texas.” Regardless of the merits, it’s clear Paxton is angry over Hancock’s vote to remove him from the AG’s office during the impeachment trial and Hancock thinks Paxton is a crook.

What else is new?

Well’s here’s what’s festering under the surface.

By Scott Braddock

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