Gina Hinojosa Prepares to Become Texas' First Democratic Governor in Decades

Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor's race, becoming the first Democrat to do so since 1990 and the state's first Latina governor, after defeating Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the midterm elections. Hinojosa, a 52-year-old state legislator from Austin, pledged to build a bipartisan administration during her first news conference. She said Abbott was "gracious" in defeat and committed to helping her prepare for office, with her agenda facing a divided legislature where Republicans lost the House but hold the Senate. Her campaign focused on public education, data center concerns, and lowering costs, and she has appointed a former rural Republican lawmaker to her transition team. Hinojosa's victory was part of a Democratic wave that included James Talarico flipping a U.S. Senate seat.