State
Governor
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 3
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The Governor leads Texas's executive branch, signs or vetoes bills passed by the Legislature, can call special legislative sessions, and appoints state officials and fills judicial vacancies.
Taxes & budget
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
- Proposes $1,500 refund checks from the Rainy Day Fund.
- Proposes ending corporate subsidies to cut property taxes.
Pat DixonLibertarian
- Pledges to identify spending cuts before cutting taxes.
Greg AbbottRepublican
- Proposes eliminating school district property taxes for homeowners.
Public safety
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Pat DixonLibertarian
- Supports requiring warrants for police use of camera data.
Greg AbbottRepublican
- Signed laws letting judges deny bail for violent crimes.
- Led Operation Lone Star, the state border security effort.
Education
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
- Pledges to end STAAR testing and pause A-F school ratings.
- Opposes the state's private school voucher program.
Pat DixonLibertarian
- Supports a statewide scholarship following each child to any school.
Greg AbbottRepublican
- Signed an $8.5 billion public school funding increase.
- Signed Texas's first universal school choice program.
Housing
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
- Proposes stopping private equity firms from buying up homes.
Pat DixonLibertarian
No documented position found.
Greg AbbottRepublican
No documented position found.
Economy & jobs
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Pat DixonLibertarian
- Opposes state tax incentives for AI data centers.
- Opposes Texas restrictions on hemp-derived THC products.
Greg AbbottRepublican
- Proposes lowering electricity, insurance and housing costs.
Roads & infrastructure
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
- Proposes freezing home electricity rates until data centers pay.
- Supports an immediate moratorium on new data centers.
Pat DixonLibertarian
No documented position found.
Greg AbbottRepublican
- Supports conditions data centers must meet to connect.
Health & human services
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
- Pledges to ban bad-faith insurance denials and aid rural hospitals.
Pat DixonLibertarian
No documented position found.
Greg AbbottRepublican
- Proposes a new affordable health plan and drug cost caps.
Government & transparency
Gina HinojosaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Pat DixonLibertarian
- Supports nonpartisan redistricting.
- Supports letting cities adopt approval voting.
Greg AbbottRepublican
No documented position found.
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