Overview
- Hancock announced his resignation on Wednesday and told Gov. Greg Abbott his last day will be July 31, 2026.
- The timing coincides with the program’s first payments, with state officials saying initial accounts began receiving funds this week.
- Hancock led the rollout that selected a tech contractor, processed about 270,000 applications and approved roughly 100,000 awardees eligible for about $10,500 per private‑school student with lower homeschool amounts and higher caps for special education.
- The voucher program is facing multiple lawsuits, including cases over attempts to exclude Islamic schools that led a federal judge in March to order extended deadlines and admission of eligible schools.
- Hancock lost the GOP primary to Don Huffines, who says he would keep the program’s approach, while Democratic nominee Sarah Eckhardt has pledged tougher oversight, leaving future policy and oversight uncertain if leadership changes before the November election.