Don Huffines
RStatewide · Comptroller (acting) · term ends 2027-01
Appointed acting comptroller Aug 1, 2026 (not elected to office). Lost Nov 3, 2026 general to Sarah Eckhardt (D) (unofficial).
Not yet reviewed
100%kept rate
1 / 1kept / rated · LOW SAMPLE
1in progress (not in rate)
4promises tracked
Kept: 1In progress: 1Not yet rated: 2
Refuse the Comptroller's salary.
KeptEthics · stated 2026 · promise source · #30
“And just like President Trump, Huffines will not take a salary as Comptroller.”
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why Kept: Huffines's 2026 campaign said he would not take a Comptroller salary (Ballotpedia quoting the campaign site). The Comptroller's office announced on Aug 1, 2026, when he was sworn in as acting comptroller, that he refused the salary. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
- cited 2026-08-01 · official_record · Comptroller's office: Huffines sworn in as Texas Comptroller, refuses salary, calls for property-tax relief, Aug 1, 2026. — source
- cited 2026-08-01 · news · Texas Tribune: Huffines takes over the Comptroller's office, Aug 1, 2026. — source
History (append-only)
- 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
- 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — Huffines's 2026 campaign said he would not take a Comptroller salary (Ballotpedia quoting the campaign site). The Comptroller's office announced on Aug 1, 2026, when he was sworn in as acting comptroller, that he refused the salary.
- 2026 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
Conduct aggressive audits of government spending to expose fraud, waste, and abuse (DOGE Texas).
In progressFiscal policy · stated 2026 · promise source · #31
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why In progress: A central 2026 campaign promise, restated when he was sworn in on Aug 1, 2026 (Texas Scorecard: vows aggressive audits). He held the office only from Aug 1, 2026, and lost the Nov 3, 2026 general election, so there has not been time to judge completion. Rated in progress based on the public commitment after taking office, not on completed audit results. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
- cited 2026-08-01 · news · Texas Scorecard: Huffines, sworn in as comptroller, vows aggressive audits. — source
- cited 2026-08-01 · official_record · Comptroller's office swearing-in release, Aug 1, 2026. — source
- 2026-11-09 · news · Austin ISD suspended cooperation with the comptroller's school-spending review (one of four launched in October, findings due Dec 31); incoming Comptroller Sarah Eckhardt says she will curtail the reviews. Status unchanged (In progress). — source
- 2026-11-09 · statement · Comptroller's office post: Austin ISD is the only district refusing to meet auditors for the performance review requested by Gov. Abbott. — source
History (append-only)
- 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
- 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · In progress (current) — A central 2026 campaign promise, restated when he was sworn in on Aug 1, 2026 (Texas Scorecard: vows aggressive audits). He held the office only from Aug 1, 2026, and lost the Nov 3, 2026 general election, so there has not been time to judge completion. Rated in progress based on the public commitment after taking office, not on completed audit results.
- 2026 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
Eliminate taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants and expose their cost, including in schools.
Not yet ratedImmigration · stated 2026 · promise source · #32
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
No evidence recorded yet.
Turn audit savings and budget surpluses into property-tax relief.
Not yet ratedTaxes · stated 2026 · promise source · #33
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
No evidence recorded yet.