State

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 4
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The Comptroller is Texas's chief financial officer: the state's tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator and treasurer, whose revenue estimate caps what the Legislature can spend.

Don Huffines was appointed Comptroller by Gov. Greg Abbott and sworn in on Aug. 1, 2026.

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Sarah Eckhardt

Democratic

The gist

Pledges to audit the private school voucher program.
Pledges to make corporations that avoid taxes pay.
Opposes no-bid state contracts to wealthy donors.
Opposes state tax giveaways to AI data centers.
Pledges to report the cost of not expanding Medicaid.
Supports using the Rainy Day Fund for water projects.

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Pledges to audit the private school voucher program.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“starting with the $1 billion private school voucher program”
Why I'm Running | Sarah Eckhardt for Comptroller
Campaign website · Sarah Eckhardt campaign · saraheckhardt.com
“The Comptroller can protect our schools & audit the voucher scheme.”
Pledges to make corporations that avoid taxes pay.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“ensuring corporate tax dodgers pay their fair share”
Opposes no-bid state contracts to wealthy donors.
Why I'm Running | Sarah Eckhardt for Comptroller
Campaign website · Sarah Eckhardt campaign · saraheckhardt.com
“The Comptroller can stop no-bid contracts to wealthy donors”
Opposes state tax giveaways to AI data centers.
Why I'm Running | Sarah Eckhardt for Comptroller
Campaign website · Sarah Eckhardt campaign · saraheckhardt.com
“halt giveaways to AI data centers”
Pledges to report the cost of not expanding Medicaid.
Why I'm Running | Sarah Eckhardt for Comptroller
Campaign website · Sarah Eckhardt campaign · saraheckhardt.com
“The Comptroller can expose how much it costs when the state refuses Medicaid expansion.”
Supports using the Rainy Day Fund for water projects.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Use the ESF to accelerate water projects”

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza

Libertarian

The gist

No documented position found.

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Shehla Faizi

Green

The gist

Opposes tax breaks for data centers.
Proposes divesting Texas's Israel bonds and all foreign bonds.
Pledges not to enforce the state's anti-boycott contractor law.
Opposes school vouchers.
Proposes Spanish versions of all Comptroller website content.

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Opposes tax breaks for data centers.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“No more tax breaks for data centers.”
Proposes divesting Texas's Israel bonds and all foreign bonds.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Divest from Texas' $280 million in Israel bonds, and no more Texas taxpayer money for foreign bonds of any kind.”
Pledges not to enforce the state's anti-boycott contractor law.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“will no longer enforce unconstitutional laws, like the anti-boycott law”
Opposes school vouchers.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“We must end school vouchers and reinvest in Texas public schools.”
Proposes Spanish versions of all Comptroller website content.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“I am calling for all content to be available in Spanish.”

Don Huffines

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

Pledges forensic audits of state agencies and local governments.
Pledges to return state savings as property tax relief.
Pledges to press local governments to cut property taxes.
Supports opening Education Freedom Accounts to every family.
Proposes giving Texas companies priority for state contracts.
Pledges to review major state contracts, including TxDOT's.
Opposes spending on schooling immigrants in the country illegally.

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Pledges forensic audits of state agencies and local governments.
Texas Means Business | Don Huffines
Campaign website · Don Huffines Campaign · donhuffines.com
“Don Huffines will conduct forensic audits across all local governments and state agencies”
Pledges to return state savings as property tax relief.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“returning savings to taxpayers through property tax relief”
Pledges to press local governments to cut property taxes.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“I'll use every tool available to encourage local taxing entities to cut taxes and deliver relief.”
Supports opening Education Freedom Accounts to every family.
Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for Texas comptroller
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“My goal is to make this program available to every family and student who wishes to participate.”
Proposes giving Texas companies priority for state contracts.
Texas Means Business | Don Huffines
Campaign website · Don Huffines Campaign · donhuffines.com
“prioritize Texas companies for state contracts, keeping our dollars, jobs, and growth here at home”
Pledges to review major state contracts, including TxDOT's.
Texas Means Business | Don Huffines
Campaign website · Don Huffines Campaign · donhuffines.com
“he will review major contracts, including TxDOT's, to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget”
Opposes spending on schooling immigrants in the country illegally.
Texas Means Business | Don Huffines
Campaign website · Don Huffines Campaign · donhuffines.com
“including the billions spent educating illegal aliens in our schools”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.