Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa is set to hold her first press conference since Texas voters elected her and other Democrats to statewide office. The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday. Hinojosa is expected to take questions and discuss the next steps for her administration, which takes over several state offices in January.
Democrats won statewide races and the Texas House, according to the report. Republicans still hold a majority in the state Senate. Democrat Vikki Goodwin is set to serve as lieutenant governor, and Democrat Nathan Johnson is set to take over the attorney general's office. Hinojosa's remarks follow what she described as successful initial conversations with outgoing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who lost his bid for re-election on Tuesday.
On the campaign trail, Hinojosa promised to give every Texas household $1,500 from the state savings account, end public school takeovers, roll back Abbott's private school voucher program, expand Medicaid, and remove "waste, fraud and abuse" from government.