Texas has revamped a long-standing small business contracting program to prioritize service-disabled veterans, prompting critics to question whether other business owners are being left behind.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas Comptroller’s Office is narrowing eligibility for the state’s Historically Underutilized Business program, known as HUB, a move that has caused confusion and concern ...

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Julie Irvin Hartman, co-founder and CEO of B2G Victory, which helps businesses obtain government contracts and lost its certification as a historically underutilized business after the Comptroller’s ...

DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) National Conference is more than a ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts overhauled a program designed to provide more exposure to historically underutilized businesses in the state procurement process by removing ...

Last week, the Texas comptroller’s office announced the removal of women- and minority-owned businesses from the state’s Historically Underutilized Business program, which is known as HUB. In doing so ...

Companies were identified as Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses using the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business ...

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama said his administration "would direct the Small Business Administration to amend regulations under the Small Business Act that provide preferences in ...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . Julie Irvin Hartman started her Tuesday with welcome, but confusing news.