On August 11, one of the Texas independent gubernatorial candidates filed a criminal complaint against the other Texas independent gubernatorial candidate. Kinky Friedman complained about State Comptroller Carole Strayhorn’s use of 18 state employees to help produce briefing papers, and to help edit her speeches. Strayhorn defended herself by saying that these briefing papers would have been produced anyway, whether she were running for office or not. The Texas Government Code prohibits the use of state agency personnel “in connection with a government campaign”. The Travis County District Attorney’s office said it would not act on the complaint until after the November election.