Don Huffines

Rule Changes

Remains in office; lost reelection to Sarah Eckhardt.

Austin ISD stopped cooperating with a Texas comptroller review of school spending on Nov. 6. Comptroller Don Huffines says the review of Austin and three other districts will continue, and a report will publish by Dec. 31 with or without the district.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Signed the Oct. 6 order ending the medical records tax; the proposed rule was published in the Texas Register on Oct. 30, with comments open through Nov. 29

Comptroller Don Huffines' plan to end sales tax on electronic health records was published in the Texas Register on Oct. 30. That opened a 30-day public comment period, which closes Nov. 29. The proposed rule says electronic health record systems, electronic medical record systems, patient portals and other systems used to share medical records are not taxable information services or data processing.

Updated Nov 3