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Governor

Governor, Texas

November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-4b8abad7

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Candidates

  • Greg Abbott

    Republican Incumbent

    Sourced positions on 6 of 8

  • Gina Hinojosa

    Democratic

    Sourced positions on 5 of 8

Also on the ballot

  • Pat Dixon Libertarian Not researched: below our published threshold

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State statements

Health careNo. 1/8

Texas should expand Medicaid to cover adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level.

Background

Texas is one of about ten states that have not adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Expansion would cover more low-income adults, with the federal government paying most of the cost.

Greg Abbott Disagree

Medicaid expansion is wrong for Texas

Press quote · Apr 21, 2015 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Gina Hinojosa No clear position

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EducationNo. 2/8

Texas should keep funding education savings accounts that families can use for private school tuition.

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A 2025 state law created education savings accounts funded with $1 billion for their first two years. Families can use the money for private school tuition and other approved education costs.

Greg Abbott Agree

Gone are the days that families are limited to only the school assigned to them by [the] government.

Campaign or official site · May 3, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Gina Hinojosa Disagree

We refer to them specifically as the voucher scam, because that's what it is.

Press quote · Sep 22, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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TaxesNo. 3/8

Texas should eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads.

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School district taxes make up the largest share of most Texas homeowners' property tax bills. Eliminating them for homesteads would require the state to replace that school funding from other sources.

Greg Abbott No clear position

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Gina Hinojosa Disagree

I am committed to reducing property taxes, and the place where we find the funding to do that is by eliminating Abbott's billions in corporate giveaways.

Campaign or official site · Sep 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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AbortionNo. 4/8

Texas should allow abortion in cases of rape or incest.

Background

Texas bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy except in medical emergencies. This would add exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.

Greg Abbott Disagree

That bill is not going to reach my desk.

Interview or debate · Sep 26, 2021 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Gina Hinojosa Agree

When I'm Governor, women will no longer have to risk their lives just to start a family.

Campaign or official site · Jan 20, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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GunsNo. 5/8

Texas should raise the minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21.

Background

Adults 18 and older can currently buy semiautomatic rifles in Texas. Bills to raise the age to 21 have been filed since the 2022 Uvalde school shooting but have not passed.

Greg Abbott Disagree

It is clear that the gun control law that they are seeking in Uvalde — as much as they may want it — has already been ruled as unconstitutional.

Press quote · Aug 31, 2022 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Gina Hinojosa No clear position

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Democracy and electionsNo. 6/8

Texas should have an independent commission draw its congressional and legislative districts.

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The Texas Legislature currently draws these districts and redrew its congressional map in 2025, in the middle of the decade. A commission would move that job to a separate panel.

Greg Abbott No clear position

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Gina Hinojosa No clear position

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ImmigrationNo. 7/8

Texas should keep spending state money on border security operations and border barriers.

Background

Since 2021 Texas has spent about $11 billion on state border operations, including troops, arrests and barrier construction. The state has sought federal reimbursement for part of those costs.

Greg Abbott Agree

In March 2021, I launched Operation Lone Star to fill in the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border.

Campaign or official site · May 22, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Gina Hinojosa Disagree

DPS officers are being paid overtime to be on the border when border crossings are at record lows. That's a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Press quote · Oct 16, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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ImmigrationNo. 8/8

Texas should let state and local police arrest people suspected of crossing the border illegally.

Background

A 2023 state law made illegal entry from another country a state crime that Texas officers could enforce. The law has been tied up in federal court challenges since it passed.

Greg Abbott Agree

The goal of Senate Bill 4 is to stop the tidal wave of illegal entry into Texas. Senate Bill 4 is now law in the state of Texas.

Campaign or official site · Dec 19, 2023 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Gina Hinojosa Disagree

What I am hearing is a lot of concern about communities and families being targeted.

Interview or debate · Apr 21, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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