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July 17, 2026 3:54 PM

More turnover expected at Office of the Comptroller with Huffines set to take the reins

Lisa Craven is already out. We’re told the former Senator told top staff this week they’d be judged on how Christian they are and the office plans to keep legislators in the dark as long as possible leading up to the revenue estimate prior to session

It’s hard to have meetings without leaks around here, ain’t it?

As he prepares to take the reins next month at the Office of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, multiple sources tell Quorum Report that former Sen. Don Huffines had a meeting with the top staff there earlier this week and it was uncomfortable to say the least.

Here’s how it unfolded, per those sources.

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By Scott Braddock

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July 17, 2026 1:22 PM

Lisa Craven to depart the Office of the Comptroller

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July 17, 2026 9:32 AM

Robert Howden appointed Secretary of State for now

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July 16, 2026 3:41 PM

Enthusiastic Democrats see surge in fundraising while Texas Republicans are financially loaded for bear

James Russell is breaking it all down for you

Editor’s note: Since initial publication of this story, many more reports have become available. The article is updated throughout – SB

If I had to choose between World Cup match Wednesday afternoon and the July semiannual campaign finance reports, I’d still choose my time-honored tradition of providing you the closest we can get to the Page 6 of campaign finance roundups. Why not both, though? Much of this was typed out on the computer with the game on in the background.

Looking through the reports, Democrats are getting aggressive in their campaign spending up and down the ballot, but the Republican ticket led financially but Gov. Greg Abbott are ready with the cash they’ll need. That’s even though their US Senate nominee Ken Paxton trails in fundraising of his own.

Legislatively, much of the focus is on holding the Texas Senate seat held by Sen. Taylor Rehmet and trying to flip Texas House seats. But it’s worth considering: two of the Democratic incumbents in tight races this fall voted for Speaker Dustin Burrows. Some might argue there’s no point in flipping seats if all power is ceded to the majority party anyway. Other seasoned veterans would say a Texas House with a more balanced partisan configuration is a different body altogether.

Cynicism mostly aside, here’s what we have so far.

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By James Russell

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July 16, 2026 1:48 PM

Paxton camp agrees to debate Talarico, details to be worked out later

Talarico has challenged Paxton to three debates; Paxton's campaign said he will take part in as least one exchange but the details will have to be worked out

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July 15, 2026 2:08 PM

Texas Rangers will investigate Houston ICE shooting, Abbott confirms

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July 15, 2026 10:44 AM

Abbott, Patrick, and Burrows ask state agencies to cut base budgets by 3 percent in requests for next session

The request from the Big 3 comes in a letter to agency heads; the exception to the 3 percent cut is for public education and school vouchers

Subscribers can download a copy of the letter from the Big 3.

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