Texas dumps businesses owned by women, minorities from aid program

By Staff Reports

December 10, 2025

Claiming that it promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion, acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock removed thousands of businesses owned by women and minorities from the state’s Historically Underutilized Business program designed to help them compete for state contracts.

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