So... You loan your campaign $10,000 bucks. Your campaign doesn't pay you back till you lose in a campaign last year (that would be the primary race against Dr Mike Jones and J D Sheffield). THEN you have your own campaign pay back the loan.. to yourself, and the payment is $31,000. DallasMorningNews

It’s ethically questionable to be able to profit and/or enhance your own personal financial situation through your campaign fund,” said Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice, a campaign finance watchdog group. “The campaign contributions from the special interests are going straight into his pocket, and that raises all sorts of conflict issues and ethical issues.”

Oh, did we mention he's running again for Ag commish?