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Latino Dems urge investment in Hinojosa campaign as Texas governor's race tightens

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Gómez, F. D. (2026, October 3). Latino Dems urge investment in Hinojosa campaign as Texas governor's race tightens. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gina-hinojosa-texas-governors-race-latino-dems/

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Latino Democratic leaders are urging the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) to invest $10 million in Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, who is currently leading Republican Gov. Greg Abbott by three percentage points according to a recent poll. The campaign faces significant financial disparity, with Abbott and his allies outspending Hinojosa by about 10-to-1. Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro has joined the call for increased DGA support, emphasizing that Hinojosa's strength in Texas should prompt urgent investment from Democratic leadership.
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Latino Democratic leaders are urging the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) to invest more heavily in Gina Hinojosa's campaign for Texas governor against incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. A recent New York Times/Siena College poll showed Hinojosa leading Abbott by three points, within the poll's margin of error. However, Hinojosa faces a significant financial disadvantage; her opponents are outspending her by about 10-to-1. Over seventy Latino Democratic leaders from across the country sent a letter urging DGA chair Andy Beshear to provide $10 million in support for Hinojosa's campaign. This push comes as Democrats see Texas becoming more competitive, despite President Trump winning the state by nearly 14 points in 2020. Former San Antonio mayor and presidential contender Julián Castro also called for significant DGA backing of Hinojosa on social media.

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The renewed pressure comes as Democrats increasingly see the Lone Star state as competitive in the closing weeks of the campaign, even as Hinojosa continues to face a substantial spending disadvantage --- what some Republicans are describing as a "firewall" --- in a state that President Trump won by nearly 14 points in 2024.
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🔮 Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and a 2020 presidential contender, took to social media to call for the DGA and Beshear to support Hinojosa "in a real way.
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Latino Dems urge investment in Hinojosa campaign as Texas governor's race tightens · assertive framing

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Latino Democratic leaders are renewing calls for the Democratic Governors Association to invest more heavily in Texas after a New York Times/Siena College poll showed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa narrowly leading Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. asserted
Hinojosa → renew → Abbott
The poll released Saturday found Hinojosa ahead of Abbott by three points, a result within the poll's margin of error. asserted
Hinojosa → release → error
It comes as Hinojosa continues to face a huge financial disadvantage against the three-term Republican governor. asserted
Hinojosa → come → governor
Abbott's reelection campaign and his Republican allies are outspending her by roughly 10-to-1. asserted
campaign → outspende → 10
More than 70 Latino Democratic leaders from across the country sent a letter this week urging the DGA and its chair, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, to invest $10 million in the . asserted
leaders → send → the
The New York Times first reported on the letter, which CBS News has confirmed. asserted
News → report → which
Beshear, a potential 2028 presidential contender, has been constrained by the DGA's commitments to first protect incumbent Democratic governors seeking reelection, though some of those incumbents are currently in strong positions. asserted
some → constrain → positions
Julián Castro, who served as secretary of housing and urban development in the Obama administration, renewed the push Saturday following the release of the New York Times poll. asserted
who → serve → poll
Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and a 2020 presidential contender, took to social media to call for the DGA and Beshear to support Hinojosa "in a real way. asserted
DGA → take → way
" "How much more evidence" of Hinojosa's "strength in Texas" will Beshear and the DGA "have to see before they support her in a real way?" Castro wrote. asserted
Castro → have → way
"She can win!" asserted
She → win → ?
The renewed pressure comes as Democrats increasingly see the Lone Star state as competitive in the closing weeks of the campaign, even as Hinojosa continues to face a substantial spending disadvantage --- what some Republicans are describing as a "firewall" --- in a state that President Trump won by nearly 14 points in 2024. asserted
Trump → renew → 2024
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