Texas prohibits nearly all abortions but retains defined medical exceptions. Abbott signed legislation clarifying those exceptions while maintaining restrictions on abortion assistance and abortion-inducing drugs. Hinojosa wants reproductive rights restored. Dixon distinguishes his personal opposition to abortion from the use of government power.
Texas reports more than $10 billion in border-security spending. The federal government has approved approximately $7.5 billion in reimbursement, but the Comptroller said the money had not reached the state treasury as of September 21. The governor’s race raises questions about enforcement priorities, public spending and the boundaries of state authority.
Counties are processing delayed DPS transactions before the October 5 deadline. Record counts are not unique-voter counts, and the statewide total remains unknown.
The fourth Governor Record installment compares grid reforms, data-center restrictions and electricity-bill proposals from Abbott and Hinojosa, with Dixon’s documented position assessed separately.
Texas provisional voting preserves a ballot for review, not a guarantee it will count. Check registration before October 5 for the November 3 election.
The second installment of TPR’s 2026 Texas governor record examines Greg Abbott’s property-tax proposal, Gina Hinojosa’s $1,500 household-payment proposal and Pat Dixon’s tax-base argument.
A record-based introduction to the 2026 Texas governor’s race, the powers of the office and the different records of Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa and Pat Dixon.