Daily Briefing: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

The Texas Comptroller’s performance review team has finished its on-site evaluation of Prosper Independent School District and will release a full review of district operations by the end of the year, Comptroller Don Huffines announced Tuesday. Prosper is the first of four districts selected for review, with Austin, Barbers Hill and El Paso. Gov. Greg Abbott asked for the reviews so the Legislature can weigh the findings before its January 2027 session.

The comptroller’s office will publish spending data for the state’s new Education Freedom Accounts on a public page, follow it with a full dashboard, and order an independent audit of the program, according to its October 26 release. The release puts enrollment above 100,000, with more than 100,000 more families on the waitlist.

Abbott announced $40 million for 411 Texas school systems through the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnerships (PREP) Program Allotment, which pays for teacher recruitment, preparation and mentorship, according to his office. The allotment was created by House Bill 2 of the 89th Legislature.

Abbott appointed Glenn MacTaggart and Paula Ann Miller to the State Securities Board and named MacTaggart chair, his office announced. Their terms run to January 20, 2031.

Britain’s latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong, covering January to June and laid before Parliament October 22, repeats that the United Kingdom considers China in “a state of ongoing non-compliance” with the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said. The report details amendments to Hong Kong’s National Security Law that let authorities demand information from organizations and people outside Hong Kong and broaden asset forfeiture on conviction.