{"id":5493,"date":"2025-10-15T20:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/5493\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:56:07","slug":"texas-democrat-gina-hinojosa-enters-race-for-governor-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/5493\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Democrat Gina Hinojosa enters race for governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa entered the race for governor Wednesday, criticizing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> as beholden to big donors in an uphill bid to become the first Democrat to hold the office since 1995.<\/p>\n

Hinojosa, who represents Austin, joins a race that has been without big-name challengers and overshadowed in Texas by a competitive U.S. Senate contest<\/a>. She was a fierce critic of a $1 billion private school voucher program<\/a> in Texas and joined Democrats\u2019 walkout<\/a> this summer that temporarily delayed the passage of redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n

Abbott, who is seeking a record fourth term, has won each of his last three races by double-digits and his campaign is sitting on more than $80 million, underscoring the tall task facing any challenger.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fight right now is against the billionaires and the corporations who are driving up prices, closing our neighborhood schools and cheating Texans out of basic health care. That\u2019s who Greg Abbott works for,\u201d she said in a video announcing her candidacy. \u201cI\u2019m running for governor to work for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hinojosa was set to kick off her campaign with an event in her hometown of Brownsville along the U.S.-Mexico border, where Republicans have been making fast inroads with Hispanic voters<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Abbott\u2019s campaign manager, Kim Snyder, criticized Hinojosa as being out of step with most Texans.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime and again, Gina Hinojosa chooses woke, extreme ideologies over the safety and security of Texas families,\u201d Snyder said in a statement. \u201cTexans deserve a governor who will continue to secure the border, fight for safer communities and uphold family values \u2014 not someone who supports failed, radical policies that hurt hardworking Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Democrats in the race include Andrew White, who is the son of former Texas Gov. Mark White and is running again after narrowly losing the Democratic primary in 2018.<\/p>\n

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