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The Texas Legislature created the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program in 1995 to give the "economically disadvantaged" a boost in procuring state contracts. To qualify, a business must ...
State Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, speaks with Sen. Mayes Middleton on March 25, 2025. Hancock, now the state comptroller, announced major changes to the state’s Historically ...
DALLAS — The Texas Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday announced it has restructured the state’s Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) and stripped away the designation for women and ...