Shehla Faizi is running for Texas comptroller as the Green Party's candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The office administers about $170 billion a year in state spending, Faizi said in our candidate questionnaire. The comptroller also sets the revenue estimate that caps what the Legislature can appropriate. She faces Don Huffines (Republican), Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic) and V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (Libertarian).

Asked why she is running, Faizi said in our questionnaire: "I'm a Texas mom fed up with big money donors controlling our government and harming our public schools. Both my Democratic and Republican opponents accept billionaire-funded PAC donations and corporate PAC donations, including from industries that do business at the Comptroller's office. I take no PAC donations or lobbyist donations of any kind. …"

Candidate information

Party: "I'm proud to be running for office with the Green Party! The Green Party doesn't take corporate PAC or lobbyist donations, and neither do I," Faizi said in our questionnaire.

Education: "I have a Master's Degree in Strategic Communication, but my best education has been as a wife and mother of two teenage boys," Faizi said in our questionnaire.

Faizi also holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design, according to her campaign website.

Family: "I'm a daughter, sister, wife, and mother of two boys. My children are the reason I entered politics!" Faizi said in our questionnaire.

Previous office: "This is my first time running for office, I am not a career politician nor a big political donor," Faizi said in our questionnaire.

On the issues

Revenue estimates: Asked how she would keep the comptroller's revenue estimates accurate and free of political pressure, Faizi said in our questionnaire: "By refusing to fundraise from corporate PACs or billionaire-funded PACs, and by refusing to engage in politics as usual, I would be a truly independent Comptroller. Neutral technical experts, not political insiders, should run the Comptroller's office and work on revenue estimates. … I pledge to hire only highly qualified economists and subject matter experts."

School vouchers: Asked about the state's education savings account program, Faizi said: "The school voucher scam drains money from our public schools and gives handouts to private schools and education vendors. A study of the first round of voucher funding said 70% went to students who were already in private school. … As Comptroller I would use all legal means and public pressure to end school vouchers and focus on equitable funding for our public schools."

Property taxes and school funding: Asked whether she supports proposals to eliminate or sharply reduce school district property taxes, Faizi said: "Property taxes are not the best way to fund school districts. But raising tax money in new ways is politically difficult. Those who want to eliminate school district property taxes should find new sustainable revenue streams to fill that gap first, not cut taxes and hope to find new revenue later."

Economic development incentives: Faizi said in our questionnaire: "Our economic development incentives must be depoliticized and reimagined to benefit Texans, not big donors. For example, we must end the 100% sales tax exemption for Data Centers, which costs the state more than $1 billion per year."

She also called for a more user-friendly comptroller website with English and Spanish versions and "clear infographics and charts on budgets, revenues, spending, and debt."

This is a four-candidate race.

Candidate responses were collected through the Prosper-Celina Journal's questionnaire, a Surround Sound News product. All answers represent the candidate's own claims and positions.