With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined

Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune

Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2026 7:27 pm

Kayla Guo (via Texas Tribune)

Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government.

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Politics, Bill Miller, Democrats, Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, James Talarico, Medicaid, Mike Morath, Nathan Johnson, Republicans, State Board of Education, Texas Education Agency, Texas Supreme Court, Vikki Goodwin