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2026 Texas Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
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GINA HINOJOSA
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PO Box 300095 · AUSTIN, TX 78703
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Email: [email protected]
Mailing address: PO Box 300095
Mailing address: AUSTIN, TX 78703
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Candidate: GINA HINOJOSA
Office: GOVERNOR
Party: Democratic
Email: [email protected]
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ATTORNEY
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Occupation: ATTORNEY
Gina Hinojosa is a native Texan, born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. A proud product of Brownsville public schools, Gina graduated from the University of Texas and received her law degree from George Washington University.
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Gina Hinojosa is a native Texan, born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. A proud product of Brownsville public schools, Gina graduated from the University of Texas and received her law degree from George Washington University.
Gina began her career as an advocate for families and workers as a civil rights and union lawyer. She represented hard working Texans fighting to make sure they were treated fairly, got the wages and benefits they earned, and helping them support their families.
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Gina began her career as an advocate for families and workers as a civil rights and union lawyer. She represented hard working Texans fighting to make sure they were treated fairly, got the wages and benefits they earned, and helping them support their families.
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath has spent years doing Greg Abbott’s bidding at the expense of Texas kids. While districts have been forced to close schools, Morath nearly doubled the size of the TEA bureaucracy – spending money that should be going directly into classrooms.
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Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath has spent years doing Greg Abbott’s bidding at the expense of Texas kids. While districts have been forced to close schools, Morath nearly doubled the size of the TEA bureaucracy – spending money that should be going directly into classrooms.
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“A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools.”
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“A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools.”
As Governor, Gina will end the STAAR test and tests like it, pause the rigged A-F accountability system, and call on the Legislature to deliver a bill that creates real accountability.
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As Governor, Gina will end the STAAR test and tests like it, pause the rigged A-F accountability system, and call on the Legislature to deliver a bill that creates real accountability.
As Governor, Gina will return school districts that have been taken over back to their communities, because she knows parents and local communities, the people with skin in the game, should be making decisions about their students’ education.
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As Governor, Gina will return school districts that have been taken over back to their communities, because she knows parents and local communities, the people with skin in the game, should be making decisions about their students’ education.
Gina rejects spending big money on school vouchers and expensive vendors. As Governor, Gina will end the voucher scam and ensure Texans’ taxpayer dollars go where they belong: into the neighborhood schools families depend on.
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Gina rejects spending big money on school vouchers and expensive vendors. As Governor, Gina will end the voucher scam and ensure Texans’ taxpayer dollars go where they belong: into the neighborhood schools families depend on.
As Governor, Gina will direct the legislature to deliver a bill to her desk to issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every household in Texas.
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As Governor, Gina will direct the legislature to deliver a bill to her desk to issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every household in Texas.
As Governor, Gina will preserve homeownership for Texans by stopping private equity firms from buying up housing.
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As Governor, Gina will preserve homeownership for Texans by stopping private equity firms from buying up housing.
Lower Healthcare Costs+
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Lower Healthcare Costs+
He should issue an Executive Order effective immediately putting a moratorium on new data centers and then he should call a special session today to end the giant tax giveaways he signed into law and protect Texans.
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He should issue an Executive Order effective immediately putting a moratorium on new data centers and then he should call a special session today to end the giant tax giveaways he signed into law and protect Texans.
A fierce champion of working Texans, Gina has been fighting back against billionaires and corporate interests in the legislature for a decade, pushing the state to invest in neighborhood schools, expand health care access, and lower costs for Texans.
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A fierce champion of working Texans, Gina has been fighting back against billionaires and corporate interests in the legislature for a decade, pushing the state to invest in neighborhood schools, expand health care access, and lower costs for Texans.
As Governor, Gina will audit and terminate corrupt vendor contracts and use that money to pay teachers to be among the highest paid in the nation.
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As Governor, Gina will audit and terminate corrupt vendor contracts and use that money to pay teachers to be among the highest paid in the nation.
As Governor, Gina will ban predatory surveillance pricing and fight to ensure that grocery prices reflect actual market costs, not price gouging designed to squeeze more money from working Texans. She’ll ensure that major corporations can’t swap shelf prices because they know when you’ll pay more.
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As Governor, Gina will ban predatory surveillance pricing and fight to ensure that grocery prices reflect actual market costs, not price gouging designed to squeeze more money from working Texans. She’ll ensure that major corporations can’t swap shelf prices because they know when you’ll pay more.
As Governor, Gina will fight to make sure every Texas child has quality healthcare, hold profiteering healthcare companies accountable by banning bad-faith denials, and strengthen our rural hospital system so rural Texans can get the care they need fast.
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As Governor, Gina will fight to make sure every Texas child has quality healthcare, hold profiteering healthcare companies accountable by banning bad-faith denials, and strengthen our rural hospital system so rural Texans can get the care they need fast.
A temporary moratorium is a scam because Abbott will likely lift it on November 4th, right after the election. The only way Texans are protected is when real laws are passed.
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A temporary moratorium is a scam because Abbott will likely lift it on November 4th, right after the election. The only way Texans are protected is when real laws are passed.
The Rainy Day fund needs about a $10 billion balance to be fiscally responsible according to experts, so Gina will direct the legislature to return the other $17 billion to Texas families in the form of a $1,500 refund – because Gina knows your money should work for you, not sit idle in Austin.
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The Rainy Day fund needs about a $10 billion balance to be fiscally responsible according to experts, so Gina will direct the legislature to return the other $17 billion to Texas families in the form of a $1,500 refund – because Gina knows your money should work for you, not sit idle in Austin.
To show good faith after inviting data centers to Texas, Abbott must call a special session now. Otherwise, no one believes the arsonist will put out the fire.
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To show good faith after inviting data centers to Texas, Abbott must call a special session now. Otherwise, no one believes the arsonist will put out the fire.
As Governor, Gina will direct the Public Utility Commission to freeze the rates residential customers pay until we have laws to ensure that data centers and other high-load users pay for themselves. To bring down your electricity bill long term, Gina plans to ensure that costs from rapid infrastructure development driven by data centers and industry are paid by the corporations and billionaires that drive those costs. We know that the state needs improved grid reliability and better ways to get wind, solar, and other clean and affordable energy onto the grid, but we cannot simply trample on the rights of property owners to build 765kV transmission lines in record time because high-load users demand it. Gina wants to involve stakeholders, use least harm routes, and go through proper notice and comment timelines.
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As Governor, Gina will direct the Public Utility Commission to freeze the rates residential customers pay until we have laws to ensure that data centers and other high-load users pay for themselves. To bring down your electricity bill long term, Gina plans to ensure that costs from rapid infrastructure development driven by data centers and industry are paid by the corporations and billionaires that drive those costs. We know that the state needs improved grid reliability and better ways to get wind, solar, and other clean and affordable energy onto the grid, but we cannot simply trample on the rights of property owners to build 765kV transmission lines in record time because high-load users demand it. Gina wants to involve stakeholders, use least harm routes, and go through proper notice and comment timelines.
“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 that have undermined our economy, our schools, and working families. As governor, I’ll put our tax dollars back to work for Texans – not give handouts to billionaire donors.”
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“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 that have undermined our economy, our schools, and working families. As governor, I’ll put our tax dollars back to work for Texans – not give handouts to billionaire donors.”
Homeownership is a tenet of the American Dream, and it’s slipping away from Texas families. Across the state, corporate investors are buying up single-family homes, driving up prices and squeezing out first-time homebuyers. At the same time, rent has surged with little accountability for landlords using AI algorithms to price-gouge renters. Gina is committed to holding bad actors accountable for bad behavior.
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Homeownership is a tenet of the American Dream, and it’s slipping away from Texas families. Across the state, corporate investors are buying up single-family homes, driving up prices and squeezing out first-time homebuyers. At the same time, rent has surged with little accountability for landlords using AI algorithms to price-gouge renters. Gina is committed to holding bad actors accountable for bad behavior.
“To be in the majesty of Big Bend and contemplate a border wall just makes no sense,” Hinojosa told Marfa Public Radio. “This is such a gift that we have in Texas, and we have to fight for it and preserve it. I am so proud that the people of that region have been fighting to protect what is sacred land. And as governor, I will fight to protect our sovereignty and the inheritance of the Big Bend so that our children and grandchildren can experience what we have here.
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“To be in the majesty of Big Bend and contemplate a border wall just makes no sense,” Hinojosa told Marfa Public Radio. “This is such a gift that we have in Texas, and we have to fight for it and preserve it. I am so proud that the people of that region have been fighting to protect what is sacred land. And as governor, I will fight to protect our sovereignty and the inheritance of the Big Bend so that our children and grandchildren can experience what we have here.
Hinojosa then met with Charlie Angell, the owner of Angell Expeditions, a river trip company that the border wall will directly impact, and David Keller, an archeologist, historian, and historic preservationist specializing in the Big Bend region of Texas. The federal government’s plan to build a border wall in the park will bulldoze through Angell’s land.
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Hinojosa then met with Charlie Angell, the owner of Angell Expeditions, a river trip company that the border wall will directly impact, and David Keller, an archeologist, historian, and historic preservationist specializing in the Big Bend region of Texas. The federal government’s plan to build a border wall in the park will bulldoze through Angell’s land.
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See all 6,404 recordsYeas 96, Nays 30, Present not voting 1
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting yes in the official record for the motion prevailed by (record 167): 96 yeas, 30 nays, 1 present, not voting..
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Amend CSHB 1 (senate committee report) in SECTION 5 of the bill, by striking added Section 141.0091(c), Health and Safety Code, and substituting the following:
Amend CSHB 1 (senate committee report) in SECTION 5 of the bill, by striking added Section 141.0091(c), Health and Safety Code, and substituting the following: (c) The executive commissioner by rule shall require a youth camp operator to, at each youth camp the operator operates: (1) maintain an operable radio capable of providing real-time weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service or a similar professional weather service at the camp; (2) install and maintain at the camp an emergency warning system that: (A) is capable of alerting all campers and camp occupants of an emergency; and (B) includes a public address system operable without reliance on an Internet connection; (3) monitor safety alerts issued: (A) by the National Weather Service or a similar professional weather service; and (B) by local river authorities, if applicable to the camp, or through other local emergency notification systems; and (4) certify the operator's compliance with this subsection. PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE At 11:23 p.m., Representative Geren moved that, at the conclusion of the receipt of messages, the signing of bills and resolutions, and administrative actions, the house stand adjourned sine die in memory of the Honorable Jodie Anne Laubenberg of Collin County.
The motion prevailed by (Record 167): 96 Yeas, 30 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Hinojosa — YES
Yeas 120, Nays 4, Present not voting 1
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as not voting in the official record for sb 1 was passed by (record 164): 120 yeas, 4 nays, 1 present, not voting..
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SB 1, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to campground and youth camp safety.
SB 1 was passed by (Record 164): 120 Yeas, 4 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Absent — Ashby; Cain; Campos; Garcia, J.; Hinojosa; Martinez; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Schofield; Swanson.
Hinojosa — NOT_VOTING
Yeas 80, Nays 28, Present not voting 1
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting no in the official record for hr 128, as amended, was adopted by (record 162): 80 yeas, 28 nays, 1 present, not voting..
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HR 128, as amended, was adopted by (Record 162): 80 Yeas, 28 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Nays — Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Dutton; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Meza; Moody; Perez, V.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Zwiener.
Hinojosa — NO
Yeas 129, Nays 0, Present not voting 2
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting yes in the official record for the motion to adopt the conference committee report on sb 5 prevailed by (record 161): 129 yeas, 0 nays, 2 present, not voting..
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SB 5 - CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SB 5 prevailed by (Record 161): 129 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Hinojosa — YES
Yeas 127, Nays 1, Present not voting 1
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hr 174 was adopted by (record 160): 127 yeas, 1 nays, 1 present, not voting..
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HR 174 was adopted by (Record 160): 127 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Hinojosa — YES
Yeas 86, Nays 46, Present not voting 2
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 54 was passed by (record 153): 86 yeas, 46 nays, 2 present, not voting..
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SB 54, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
SB 54 was passed by (Record 153): 86 Yeas, 46 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu.
Hinojosa — NO
Yeas 85, Nays 45, Present not voting 2
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting no in the official record for amendment no. 1, as amended, was adopted by (record 148): 85 yeas, 45 nays, 2 present, not voting..
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Amend Amendment No. 1 by Shaheen to HB 18 by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
Amendment No. 1 - Point of Order Representative Martinez Fischer raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 1 under Article III, Section 40, of the Texas Constitution on the grounds that the subject matter of the amendment is not included in the field of legislation designated by the governor's proclamation. The point of order was withdrawn. Amendment No. 6 Representative Bucy offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1: Amend Amendment No. 1 by Shaheen to HB 18 on page 2, lines 12 through 14, by striking "the per diem set by the Texas Ethics Commission for each day of a regular or special legislative session under Section 24a(e), Article III, Texas Constitution" and substituting "$2 million". Amendment No. 6 failed of adoption by (Record 146): 44 Yeas, 85 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu. Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson. Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C). Absent, Excused — Anchía; Dean; González, J.; Guerra; Jones, J.; Manuel; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Plesa; Reynolds; Zwiener. Absent — Campos; Davis, A.; Flores; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Jones, V.; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos. Amendment No. 7 Representative Goodwin offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1: Amend Amendment No. 1 by Shaheen to HB 18 as follows: On page 4, immediately following line 22, insert the following: Sec. 301.109. FALSE STATEMENT OF FACTS; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A member of the legislature who reports or files a statement of facts under Section 301.074(e) alleging conduct that did not occur is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each statement reported or filed that is determined to not be true. (b) A person against whom a statement of facts is reported or filed that is determined to not be true under Subsection (a) may bring an action to recover the civil penalty under that subsection. Amendment No. 7 failed of adoption by (Record 147): 44 Yeas, 85 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu. Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson. Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C). Absent, Excused — Anchía; Dean; González, J.; Guerra; Jones, J.; Manuel; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Plesa; Reynolds; Zwiener. Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; González, M.; Jones, V.; Moody; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos. Amendment No. 8 Representatives Bucy and Little offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1: Amend Amendment No. 1 by Shaheen to HB 18 by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 253.034, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 253.034. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS DURING AND FOLLOWING [REGULAR] LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SECTION 2. Section 253.034, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows: (a-1) During the period beginning on the date a special legislative session convenes and continuing through the date of final adjournment of the special legislative session, a person may not knowingly make a political contribution to: (1) a statewide officeholder; (2) a member of the legislature; or (3) a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting a statewide officeholder or member of the legislature. (b) A statewide officeholder, a member of the legislature, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting a statewide officeholder or member of the legislature may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, during an applicable [the] period prescribed by Subsection (a) or (a-1). A political contribution that is received and refused during that period shall be returned to the contributor not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt. A contribution made by United States mail or by common or contract carrier is not considered received during that period if it was properly addressed and placed with postage or carrier charges prepaid or prearranged in the mail or delivered to the contract carrier before the beginning of the period. The date indicated by the post office cancellation mark or the common or contract carrier documents is considered to be the date the contribution was placed in the mail or delivered to the common or contract carrier unless proven otherwise. (c) This section does not apply to a political contribution that was made and accepted with the intent that it be used: (1) in an election held or ordered during a [the] period prescribed by Subsection (a) or (a-1) in which the person accepting the contribution is a candidate if the contribution was made after the person appointed a campaign treasurer with the appropriate authority and before the person was sworn in for that office; (2) to defray expenses incurred in connection with an election contest; or (3) by a person who holds a state office or a member of the legislature if the person or member was defeated at the general election held immediately before the session is convened or by a specific-purpose political committee that supports or assists only that person or member. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a political contribution made on or after the effective date of this Act. A political contribution made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the contribution was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session. Amendment No. 8 - Point of Order Representative Vasut raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 8 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. (Landgraf in the chair) The point of order was withdrawn. Amendment No. 8 was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 1, as amended, was adopted by (Record 148): 85 Yeas, 45 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu.
Hinojosa — NO
Yeas 44, Nays 85, Present not voting 2
GINA HINOJOSA is recorded as voting yes in the official record for amendment no. 7 failed of adoption by (record 147): 44 yeas, 85 nays, 2 present, not voting..
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Amend Amendment No. 1 by Shaheen to HB 18 on page 2, lines 12 through 14, by striking "the per diem set by the Texas Ethics Commission for each day of a regular or special legislative session under Section 24a(e), Article III, Texas Constitution" and substituting "$2 million".
Amendment No. 7 Representative Goodwin offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1: Amend Amendment No. 1 by Shaheen to HB 18 as follows: On page 4, immediately following line 22, insert the following: Sec. 301.109. FALSE STATEMENT OF FACTS; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A member of the legislature who reports or files a statement of facts under Section 301.074(e) alleging conduct that did not occur is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each statement reported or filed that is determined to not be true. (b) A person against whom a statement of facts is reported or filed that is determined to not be true under Subsection (a) may bring an action to recover the civil penalty under that subsection.
Amendment No. 7 failed of adoption by (Record 147): 44 Yeas, 85 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu.
Hinojosa — YES
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