r/PoursTea • u/biospheric • 6h ago
PoliticalTea 🗳️ Texas is losing $1.5 billion a year, but Greg Abbott got $12M for pushing school vouchers and $20M from data center interests. Texans are mad about being sold out. And in rural Texas, which is mostly Republican, they're big mad about public schools and data centers. - Gina Hinojosa
Oct 12, 2026 - Rachel Maddow interviews Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa who is the Democratic nominee for Texas Governor: ginafortexas.com
Gina's in a tight race with three-term incumbent Greg Abbott.
Election Day is November 3. ~:~ It's too late to register to vote (the deadline was October 5).
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🗳️ Texas Voters 👉🏽 Here are links to the Sec. of State website (.gov): Vote Texas (Main Page) ~:~:~ Am I Registered? ~:~:~ Voter ID ~:~:~ Where’s my Polling Place ~:~:~ Track my Ballot ~:~:~ Voters With Disabilities ~:~:~ Frequently Asked Questions
You can also use sites like vote411.org which is run by the League of Women Voters.
Dates 👉🏽 Election Day: Nov 3 ~:~:~ Last Day to Register: Oct 5 ~:~:~ Mail Ballot App Deadline: Oct 23 ~:~:~ Early Voting Begins: Oct 19 ~:~:~ Early Voting Ends: Oct 30
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Here’s the full 10-minutes on YouTube: There is One Fight in 2026: The People vs. The Billionaires - Gina Hinojosa on The Rachel Maddow Show on MS NOW - Oct 12, 2026 (YouTube) ~:~ Her interview starts @ 3:18
Description: Greg Abbott puts his donors first with his data center madness and a voucher scam that hurts Texas schools. As governor, I’ll put Texans first, save our public schools, put more money in your pocket, and secure the American Dream. ~:~ Learn more at ginafortexas.com
FB, Bsky, IG, TT @ ginafortexas ~:~ X, YT @ GinaHinojosaTX
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Greg Abbott sold out our schools by pushing through — forcing through — his voucher scam, after receiving $12 million from an out-of-state Billionaire, Jeff Yass, who has a financial interest in vouchers. It's the largest campaign contribution in all of Texas history. So absolutely, it is the other side to that coin.
The positive agenda is pro-public schools, securing the American dream. The reason why we can't get there under Greg Abbott, is because he sold us out.
It is the same with data centers, right? We have had all these data centers descend into Texas, with the richest tax breaks in the country. They pay no sales tax on the electricity they consume — and we know it's gobs of electricity. They pay no sales tax for 20 years. These hyperscale data centers, right. He's received over $20 million from the data center interest.
And we are losing $1.5 billion a year in Texas.
Texans are mad about being sold out. And in rural Texas, which is mostly Republican, they're big mad about public schools and data centers.
- Gina Hinojosa - Oct 12, 2026
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u/CrystalineEntity1984 6h ago
They voted for him
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u/Constant_Ad_8028 3h ago
What if you found out that voting was a scam to give people the appearance of choice and to the exact effect of what you made in your comment and have an easy, yet false application of blaming the "the other side?" 😉
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u/BitterLemonTv 6h ago
Based on the fact Republicans been running the state for decades i think Texans are too worried about trans athletes and bathrooms to care about anything important
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u/cherryrosewallpaper 6h ago
Voting conservative when you need infrastructure improvements in rural areas doesn't make any sense. The current conservative platform doesn't believe in it. You would have to go back to Nixon, probably Eisenhower to find a Republican that would consider it.
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u/Tommy__want__wingy 🫖 Mod ☕️ 6h ago
UGH THIS BOOT. IT’S TREADING ON ME!
I WANT MORE DADDY!
I WANT MORE DADDY!
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u/biospheric 6h ago
Video is from Oct 12, 2026 - Rachel Maddow interviews Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa who is the Democratic nominee for Texas Governor: ginafortexas.com
Gina's in a tight race with three-term incumbent Greg Abbott.
Election Day is November 3. ~:~ It's too late to register to vote (the deadline was October 5).
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
🗳️ Texas Voters 👉🏽 Here are links to the Sec. of State website (.gov): Vote Texas (Main Page) ~:~:~ Am I Registered? ~:~:~ Voter ID ~:~:~ Where’s my Polling Place ~:~:~ Track my Ballot ~:~:~ Voters With Disabilities ~:~:~ Frequently Asked Questions
You can also use sites like vote411.org which is run by the League of Women Voters.
Dates 👉🏽 Election Day: Nov 3 ~:~:~ Last Day to Register: Oct 5 ~:~:~ Mail Ballot App Deadline: Oct 23 ~:~:~ Early Voting Begins: Oct 19 ~:~:~ Early Voting Ends: Oct 30
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Here’s the full 10-minutes on YouTube: There is One Fight in 2026: The People vs. The Billionaires - Gina Hinojosa on The Rachel Maddow Show on MS NOW - Oct 12, 2026 (YouTube) ~:~ Her interview starts @ 3:18
Description: Greg Abbott puts his donors first with his data center madness and a voucher scam that hurts Texas schools. As governor, I’ll put Texans first, save our public schools, put more money in your pocket, and secure the American Dream. ~:~ Learn more at ginafortexas.com
FB, Bsky, IG, TT @ ginafortexas ~:~ X, YT @ GinaHinojosaTX
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Greg Abbott sold out our schools by pushing through — forcing through — his voucher scam, after receiving $12 million from an out-of-state Billionaire, Jeff Yass, who has a financial interest in vouchers. It's the largest campaign contribution in all of Texas history. So absolutely, it is the other side to that coin.
The positive agenda is pro-public schools, securing the American dream. The reason why we can't get there under Greg Abbott, is because he sold us out.
It is the same with data centers, right? We have had all these data centers descend into Texas, with the richest tax breaks in the country. They pay no sales tax on the electricity they consume — and we know it's gobs of electricity. They pay no sales tax for 20 years. These hyperscale data centers, right. He's received over $20 million from the data center interest.
And we are losing $1.5 billion a year in Texas.
Texans are mad about being sold out. And in rural Texas, which is mostly Republican, they're big mad about public schools and data centers.
- Gina Hinojosa - Oct 12, 2026
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u/biospheric 6h ago
Election Day is November 3. ~:~ It's too late to register to vote (the deadline was October 5).
🗳️ Texas Voters 👉🏽 Here are links to the Sec. of State website (.gov): Vote Texas (Main Page) ~:~:~ Am I Registered? ~:~:~ Voter ID ~:~:~ Where’s my Polling Place ~:~:~ Track my Ballot ~:~:~ Voters With Disabilities ~:~:~ Frequently Asked Questions
You can also use sites like vote411.org which is run by the League of Women Voters.
Dates 👉🏽 Election Day: Nov 3 ~:~:~ Last Day to Register: Oct 5 ~:~:~ Mail Ballot App Deadline: Oct 23 ~:~:~ Early Voting Begins: Oct 19 ~:~:~ Early Voting Ends: Oct 30
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u/chrisbojangles 6h ago
Not sure where that 1.5 billion loss is coming from. Texas operates with a surplus, not a deficit. The state entered the 2026–27 biennium with a substantial carryover balance (around $23–24 billion from the prior cycle in earlier estimates).
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u/TwattyMcTwatterson 5h ago
Early voting in Texas starts October 19th and runs until October 30th. If you live in one of these counties, you can vote at any polling station in the county you reside in.
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u/Benz_Coinz 6h ago
But keep voting Republican you dipshits