Abbott Rallies Texas GOP Behind 5-Point Tax Plan as Hinojosa Blasts His 30 Years
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Updated · El Paso Times · Jun 15
Abbott Rallies Texas GOP Behind 5-Point Tax Plan as Hinojosa Blasts His 30 Years
3 articles · Updated · El Paso Times · Jun 15
Summary
Houston convention delegates heard Greg Abbott press Republicans to unite for 2026, turn out voters and keep Texas red while promoting public safety measures and his 5-point property tax relief plan.
Abbott tied that appeal to a broader conservative agenda, spotlighting data-center guardrails, power-grid protection, opposition to what he called the "Islamification" of Texas, and a crackdown on H-1B visa fraud.
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic governor candidate, answered that Abbott's speech ignored rising health-care, utility and family costs, and cast his 30 years in office as corrupt establishment rule serving billionaire donors.
Her rebuttal also accused Abbott of flip-flopping on data centers and H-1B visas, as Texas Republicans emerge from a convention marked by internal fractures and a hard-right platform.