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AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The full coalition of Texas Democratic state senators sent a letter to the Comptroller's office urging it to reinstate the certification process of the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, which was recently suspended. The senators argued that the interim Comptroller, Kelly Hancock, exceeded his scope of authority.

Hancock sent guidance to agencies last week that his office was in the process of revising its administration of the HUB program to make sure it complied with both the U.S. and Texas constitutions. He also cited Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order issued earlier this year that directed state agencies to ban Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies.

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