Comptroller of Public Accounts
Source: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us
What does this office do?
- Tracking and approving state payments
- Reporting to the public on what the state collects and spends
- Estimating state income for the budget, in some states
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Don Huffines
LostRepublican
Don Huffines is the Texas comptroller of public accounts, sworn in during August 2026, and the founder of the Dallas real estate developer Huffines Communities. He served in the Texas Senate from 2015 to 2019 and has pledged public audits to cut waste.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Democratic
Eckhardt has represented Travis County in the Texas Senate since 2020, after serving as Travis County judge and county commissioner. She holds law and public affairs degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and works on government spending transparency.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for
Shehla Faizi
LostGreen
Faizi is a Dallas-Fort Worth community activist who built a career in advertising and marketing and holds a degree in graphic design. She wants the state to publish clearer accounts of how tax money is spent and to end tax breaks for data centers.
Libertarian
Echavarria-Garza is city manager of Hearne, Texas, and was previously the city's chief financial officer, after municipal finance jobs in Port Isabel and Big Spring. He works in both English and Spanish.
Sources: sos.state.tx.us2