Overview

• Hinojosa, a five-term state representative from Austin, unveiled her campaign Wednesday and will kick off with a rally in Brownsville at the Historic Alonso building at 6:30 p.m.
• Hers is a message built around defending public schools, lowering costs, expanding healthcare access, and curbing the influence of billionaires and corporations, with sharp criticism of Gov. Greg Abbott’s voucher push.
• A civil rights and union lawyer and former Austin ISD board president, Hinojosa has been a leading legislative opponent of education savings accounts, which she argues would harm public schools.
• Her entry adds to a crowded Democratic field that includes Andrew White, Bobby Cole, Benjamin Flores, Nick Pappas, and Meagan Tehseldar.
• Abbott seeks a fourth term with more than $80 million on hand and past double-digit wins, and his campaign dismissed Hinojosa as out of step with Texans in a sharp statement.