RECAP: Gina Hinojosa Launches “Money in Your Pocket” Economic Agenda Across Houston, San Antonio, and Laredo

Hinojosa: “My priority when I am governor is to deliver relief for Texans. The government is broken. It is right now more of a burden than a help for people.”

Laredo, TX – Last week, Democratic nominee for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa launched her new economic policy proposal as part of her “Money in Your Pocket” tour. In Houston, San Antonio, and Laredo, Hinojosa connected with Texans about their concerns for rising costs at a series of roundtables, small business tours, and town halls. 

As governor, Hinojosa will declare Texas’ affordability crisis an emergency and call on the Legislature to deliver $1,500 refund checks to Texas families. The plan would use the state’s $27 billion Economic Stabilization Fund to provide direct relief to working Texans, leaving $10 billion in the fund that will be automatically replenished for any future emergency. 

Check out the stops below.

In Houston, Hinojosa kicked off the tour with a press conference at Pyburn’s Farm Fresh Foods in South Union, where she launched her new economic policy alongside members from United Food and Commercial Workers. 

“At a time when Texans are struggling in this high-cost economy, we are all done paying for the Greg Abbott grift,” Hinojosa said. “The Rainy Day Fund is overflowing past the legal cap. It is time to give that money back to the people.”

Later that evening, Hinojosa hosted a town hall at the historic Eldorado Ballroom. “Greg Abbott is hoarding $27 billion – money that should be working in the economy,” Hinojosa told hundreds of attendees. “It is irresponsible to be sitting on that kind of money. I will take $17 billion and give it to the people of Texas, because people know how to spend that money better than the government.”

Hinojosa ended her time in Houston touring a women’s healthcare facility, where she heard from local providers about the challenges families face in getting quality, affordable care.

In San Antonio, Hinojosa toured Adelita Tamales & Tortilla Factory. At the factory, Hinojosa made tamales and talked to the owner about how rising costs are preventing families from the tradition of getting tamales every Sunday. 

Hinojosa later sat down with local small business leaders for a roundtable about how the San Antonio economy is feeling the squeeze, before her second “Money in Your Pocket” town hall at Paper Tiger. 

“Right now, we are paying into a system that is working against us,” Hinojosa said. “There is no trust. Our number one job is to build that trust, and until we do, we need to do everything we can to help Texas families right now. On day one, I will sign a proclamation declaring the high cost crisis an emergency in the state of Texas, and I will call on the legislature to put on my desk a bill to send $1,500 to every Texas family.”

In Laredo, Hinojosa sat down with local business leaders to discuss how trade and tariffs are impacting prices for border communities and the entire state before closing out the tour with a town hall. 

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