Broadband is Priority, Says New Head of TX Comptroller’s Office - Inside Towers

Broadband is Priority, Says New Head of TX Comptroller’s Office - Inside Towers

Texas Senator Kelly Hancock, a Republican lawmaker with ties to broadband expansion policy, resigned from the Legislature to lead the Comptroller’s Office, just as the state prepares to distribute billions in federal and state broadband funds. Hancock was sworn in last Thursday at the Comptroller’s Office in Austin, and will officially assume his new role on July 1. Hancock replaces outgoing Comptroller Glenn Hegar, who is leaving the post to be…