Sarah Eckhardt pushes Greg Abbott for early start as Texas comptroller
Houston Chronicle · Lawrence Mower ·
Echkardt defeated Republican Don Huffines on Tuesday. “I need to be involved as soon as possible so that we can right that ship,” she said at a news conference
Democratic Comptroller-elect Sarah Eckhardt wants to take office before her January swearing-in to get on top of crafting the revenue estimate lawmakers need to write a state budget in the upcoming legislative session.
She said the office is behind schedule because current Republican Comptroller Don Huffines has gutted the office and laid off hundreds of staff. Eckhardt defeated Huffines in Tuesday’s sweeping Democratic victories.
“I need to be involved as soon as possible so that we can right that ship,” she said at a news conference Wednesday. “By Mr. Huffines’ own statement, he has — gosh, what were his exact words? That he had ‘ripped the agency apart?’”
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