Gina Hinojosa
Democrat candidate for governor of Texas. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-10-08.
At a glance
| Party | Democrat |
| Running for | Governor, Texas |
Record
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Where they stand
In their own words, from their campaign website, summarised in plain English.
Economy and cost of living
Hinojosa says she would direct the legislature to send every Texas household a one-time $1,500 refund check, paid from the state's Rainy Day Fund. She also says she would ban surveillance pricing on groceries, freeze residential electricity rates until data centers pay their own way, and stop private equity firms from buying up housing.
“As Governor, Gina will direct the legislature to deliver a bill to her desk to issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every household in Texas.”
Taxes and government spending
Hinojosa says she would end corporate subsidies and use the savings to cut property taxes, with the goal of eliminating residential property taxes. She also says she would return about $17 billion of the Rainy Day Fund to families as refund checks.
“We must end these corporate subsidies and use the savings to cut property taxes, with the end goal of eliminating residential property taxes.”
Health care
Hinojosa says she would work to make sure every Texas child has quality health care, ban bad-faith insurance denials, and strengthen rural hospitals.
Social Security and Medicare
No stated position on their website.
Immigration and the border
No stated position on their website.
Abortion
No stated position on their website.
Energy and climate
Hinojosa says she wants an immediate moratorium on new data centers and a special session to end their tax breaks. She says she would have the Public Utility Commission freeze residential electricity rates until data centers and other large users pay for their own costs. She also says she wants to get more wind, solar and other clean energy onto the grid, with stakeholder input on new transmission lines.
“We need an immediate moratorium on data centers to last until the legislature can meet to put in place real protections”
Guns
No stated position on their website.
Crime and policing
No stated position on their website.
Education
Hinojosa says she would end the STAAR test, pause the A-F school ratings, end the school voucher program, and return state-taken-over districts to local control. She says she would fire Education Commissioner Mike Morath, appoint an educator to lead the Texas Education Agency, and use money from terminated vendor contracts to make Texas teacher pay among the highest in the nation.
“As Governor, Gina will end the STAAR test and tests like it, pause the rigged A-F accountability system, and call on the Legislature to deliver a bill that creates real accountability.”
Foreign policy and defense
No stated position on their website.
Elections and ethics in government
No stated position on their website.
Ratings and endorsements
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Money
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Praise, criticism and controversies
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From Semblen
Semblen analyzed 21 ads from Gina Hinojosa's campaign; 14 used at least one manipulation technique, most often Loaded Language, False Urgency, Appeal to Prejudice. See the ads, the money and every candidate in this race →
Sources
- https://ginafortexas.com
- https://ginafortexas.com/about
- https://ginafortexas.com/priorities
- https://ginafortexas.com/priority/an-affordable-texas-that-works-for-everyone
- https://ginafortexas.com/priority/data-centers
- https://ginafortexas.com/priority/save-texas-public-schools
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