Member, State Board of Education, District 2 · Texas 2026 General Election

Victoria Hinojosa

Republican

Business Development

The gist

Supports full parental access to school curriculum.
Pledges to expand trade school and college-credit programs.
Pledges to screen textbooks for content and shared values.
Pledges to review charter applications against conservative goals.
Supports results-based education standards.

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Supports full parental access to school curriculum.
Victoria Hinojosa for Texas State Board of Education
Campaign website · victoriafortexas.org
“Parents should be actively involved in their children's education and have full access to curriculum.”
Pledges to expand trade school and college-credit programs.
Victoria Hinojosa for Texas State Board of Education
Campaign website · victoriafortexas.org
“I will continue to build opportunities for trade school and college credit programs”
Pledges to screen textbooks for content and shared values.
Victoria Hinojosa for Texas State Board of Education
Campaign website · victoriafortexas.org
“work to ensure that textbooks used in our public schools reflect quality content and uphold the values we share”
Pledges to review charter applications against conservative goals.
Victoria Hinojosa for Texas State Board of Education
Campaign website · victoriafortexas.org
“reviewing charter applications to ensure alignment with our conservative educational goals”
Supports results-based education standards.
Victoria Hinojosa for Texas State Board of Education
Campaign website · victoriafortexas.org
“I believe in results-based education.”

Thomas Ray Garcia

Democratic

Professor · Pharr

The gist

Opposes the state's school voucher program.
Opposes the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum.
Opposes using STAAR results for school accountability ratings.
Supports more school funding and pay raises for school workers.
Supports making health class a graduation requirement.
Supports counting ethnic studies toward social studies credits.
Supports local decisions on school library books.
Supports career and technical programs with local employers.

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Opposes the state's school voucher program.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I am against our state's school voucher program.”
Opposes the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I am against the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum.”
Opposes using STAAR results for school accountability ratings.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I am against using the STAAR to grade public schools”
Supports more school funding and pay raises for school workers.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I support funding increases to Texas public schools, especially for school safety and literacy initiatives. … I support pay increases for school workers.”
Supports making health class a graduation requirement.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I support legislation that would require make Health a mandatory credit for high school students.”
Supports counting ethnic studies toward social studies credits.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I support legislation that would make Ethnic Studies courses count toward the Social Studies credits required for high school graduation.”
Supports local decisions on school library books.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I believe local communities should have the freedom to decide what books belong in their own school libraries.”
Supports career and technical programs with local employers.
Thomas Ray Garcia: Platform
Campaign website · thomasraygarciatx.com
“I support CTE programs that enable high school students to gain internships and apprenticeships with local industries.”