
The nascent race for Texas’ most numbers-heavy elected office is already chock-full of thematics and theatrics, and one sticks out above the rest: activists and politicians versus big-money donors.
Right after jumping in the race following Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s naming as the next Texas A&M University System chancellor, former state Sen. Don Huffines (R-Dallas) rolled out a steady stream of endorsements backing his bid for what’s effectively the state’s accountant.




