Texans will choose a governor and a U.S. senator on Tuesday, Nov. 3. KPRC's ENOUGH team said it has spent months asking voters what matters most to them. Property taxes, education, affordability and immigration came up often, the station said. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed eliminating school district property taxes on homesteads. Asked how the state would replace that revenue without cutting programs or shifting costs, Abbott said the state would fully fund public education and pointed to state budget surpluses and other property-tax relief strategies. Democrat Gina Hinojosa was asked about an Abbott campaign claim that she voted 40 times to raise property taxes. She defended her record and said decisions about local property-tax revenue should stay with locally elected governments. On school choice, Abbott said the goal of the state's program is the same as its investment in public schools: better student outcomes. Hinojosa has opposed the state's education savings account program. She said her priority is keeping public money in public schools and that she would support repealing the current program if legislation reached her desk. Both governor candidates were also a…
Texas voters pick governor and U.S. senator Tuesday; where the main candidates stand
KPRC outlines positions of the governor and U.S. Senate nominees on property taxes, school vouchers and data centers ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KPRC Click2Houston’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KPRC Click2Houston’s own headline: “Texas election 2026: Where Abbott, Hinojosa, Paxton and Talarico stand”
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