Texas News Former Lawmaker Enters Governor’s Race, Challenging Greg Abbott From The Right KWBU | By Texas Standard Published May 11, 2021 at 12:14 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 6:47 David Chong / KERA News Don Huffines in a 2014 interview with KERA's Shelley Kofler. Former state Sen. Don Huffines is focused on border enforcement, election security and other issues that animate populist conservatives.