When Glenn Hegar was first admitted to Texas A&M University as a teenager, he decided not to go. The College Station school felt like too big a leap from his small, rural hometown of Hockley.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, overseeing 11 universities that educate more than 157,000 students and eight state agencies, including ...

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar speaks with Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Matthew Watkins at Studio 919 in Austin on Jan. 13, 2024. He will be the Texas A&M System's next chancellor.

Texas state comptroller Glenn Hegar makes the hand gesture sign for money as he discusses the state's revenue estimate with reporter Karen Brooks Harper at the Texas Tribune Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

news Education Texas A&M names state Comptroller Glenn Hegar as chancellor Hegar was tapped to oversee the Aggies’ system of more than 150,000 students and 11 universities.

Glenn Hegar is taking over as the 15th chancellor in the history of the Texas A&M system, but his long history with A&M didn't go the traditional college route.

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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar speaks with Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Matthew Watkins at Studio 919 in Austin on Jan. 13, 2024. He will be the Texas A&M System’s next chancellor.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, overseeing 11 universities that educate more than 157,000 students and eight state agencies, including ...

Hegar is himself an Aggie, graduating from Texas A&M University in 1993. He later got his master’s and law degrees from St. Mary’s University, a private school in San Antonio, and a master of ...