Don Huffines announces bold plan to ‘DOGE Texas’ spending in comptroller bid

08/11/2025 / By Finn Heartley

Fiscal Reform & Waste Reduction: Huffines vows to audit Texas’s $500 million daily spending, targeting inefficiencies in Health/Human Services and education while rooting out fraud, citing his past success dismantling corrupt agencies.
Property Tax Relief Plan: Proposes using state surpluses for property tax relief, framing it as returning overcharges via school tax cuts over 10 years, leveraging the comptroller’s influence to push legislative action.
Sound Money Initiative: Pledges to activate Texas’s gold/silver depository system, enabling bullion-backed debit cards as an inflation-resistant alternative currency, aligning with Ron Paul’s monetary principles.
Political Endorsements & Strategy: Backed by figures like Ted Cruz and Vivek Ramaswamy, Huffines calls his campaign a “bottom-up movement” ahead of the March 3 GOP primary, urging grassroots support.
Broader Vision: Aims to redefine state finance with transparency and gold-backed alternatives, stressing “better government” amid federal debt crises, positioning Texas as a global fiscal model.

At Ron Paul’s 90th birthday celebration, Texas comptroller candidate Don Huffines unveiled a sweeping campaign pledge to “Doge Texas” by slashing wasteful spending, advancing property tax relief, and leveraging the state’s gold and silver depository to promote sound money. The longtime fiscal conservative and former state senator framed his bid as a rescue mission for taxpayers. “The money belongs to Texans—not the government,” Huffines declared in an exclusive interview with Brighteon.com.

Rooting Out Fraud and Waste

Huffines, a successful real estate developer turned political disruptor, vowed to scrutinize every dollar flowing through the comptroller’s office—a staggering 355,000 per minute in state expenditures. “We’re spending over 500 million a day. If elected, I’ll root out the fraud and abuse bleeding Texans dry,” he said, promising to target inefficiencies in Texas’s two largest budget items: Health and Human Services (70% of spending) and education.

His “Doge Texas” mantra draws inspiration from Trump-era efforts to dismantle bureaucratic bloat. Huffines pointed to his own record in the Texas Senate, where he spearheaded investigations that shut down a corrupt Dallas agency with a $100 million annual budget and secured prison sentences for six officials. “This isn’t theoretical. I’ve done it before,” he said.

Property Tax Relief Through Surplus Reallocation

With Texas homeowners reeling from soaring property taxes—Huffines cited a 23% average hike on his own commercial properties last year—he proposed reallocating state surpluses to ease the burden. “I won’t call it a ‘surplus.’ It’s an overcharge. We need to return that money through school tax relief,” he explained, outlining a 10-year phaseout plan requiring “courage and fiscal discipline.”

Critically, Huffines emphasized that the comptroller’s bully pulpit could pressure legislators to act. “The comptroller doesn’t make laws, but I’ll expose the waste and push for solutions,” he said, earning nods from supporters like Sen. Ted Cruz and Vivek Ramaswamy, who’ve endorsed his campaign.

Gold, Silver, and the Future of Texas Currency

A vocal advocate for sound money, Huffines pledged to fast-track the state’s gold and silver depository system—a sleeper provision of 2023’s transactional precious metals law. While the statute allows the comptroller to enable gold-backed “credit cards” for everyday spending, it doesn’t require action. “If I win, I’ll activate it Day One,” Huffines said. “Competition to fiat currency strengthens economies.”

The system would let Texans hold bullion in the state depository, then spend its value via insured, audited debit cards—effectively creating a parallel, inflation-resistant currency. “This isn’t just about Texas. It’s a model for the world,” Huffines added, echoing Ron Paul’s decades-long warnings about fiat money’s risks.

The March 3rd Showdown

With early voting beginning in February and the GOP primary on March 3rd, Huffines urged supporters to mobilize. “This is a bottom-up movement—like Ron Paul’s revolution,” he said, urging donations (any size) at DonHuffines.com. A win would position him as a fiscal watchdog ahead of November’s general election, where he’d face Democrat Janet Dudding.

Why It Matters: As federal debt spirals and the dollar weakens, Texas’s gold-backed alternative—combined with Huffines’ promises of transparency—could redefine state finance. “The goal isn’t just smaller government,” Huffines concluded. “It’s better government.”

Watch the full episode of the “Health Ranger Report” with Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and Don Huffines as they discuss Texas Comptroller Race, Sound Money, and Tax Reform.

This video is from the Health Ranger Report channel on Brighteon.com.