AUSTIN — High Tax Hinojosa has the deluded idea that a more affordable Texas is made possible through higher taxes. Gina Hinojosa said that “the biggest area in which the state can effect affordability is through taxing.” In the Texas Legislature, Hinojosa supported the creation of a state income tax, voted to increase property taxes 40 times, and voted to tax Texans’ inheritance. Yet in the last week, she has flatly lied about this record time and again.
“Gina Hinojosa knows that hardworking Texans don’t want higher taxes and smaller paychecks, so she continues to lie about her reprehensible voting record. Gina’s votes would have imposed more taxes on Texans, yet she continues to deny her vote records that are public for all to see. That’s why Bernie Sanders is in Texas this week campaigning on her behalf. Voters won’t fall for Gina’s pathetic attempt to gaslight them.”
— Catherine Frazier, Texans for Greg Abbott Communications Director
- In a 2016 interview with KXAN, Gina Hinojosa said, “The biggest area in which the state can effect affordability is through taxing.” (YouTube)
- In the same 2016 interview with KXAN, Gina Hinojosa said, “We don’t have … the third leg of that stool … income taxes.” (YouTube)
- In September 2016, during a Texas Tribune forum, Hinojosa offered her opposition to another tax cut at the state level. She said, “No, I don’t think we need to make more decisions at the state level to cut taxes.”(The Daily Texan, Sarah Philips, 9/16/16) (@texastribune, YouTube, 9/15/16)
- In 2019, Hinojosa voted against banning a state income tax in the Texas Constitution. (HJR 38, 86R)
- Over her four years on the AISD School board, Hinojosa voted to increase AISD property taxes on the average Austin home by nearly $900 total. (FY 2018 Budget Table 20)
- In an October 11, 2026 interview with MSNOW, Hinojosa defended her support of a state income tax with ignorance: “Silly me.” (Connect with Jacob Soboroff, 10/11/26)
- In an October 13, 2026 interview with CBS Texas, Hinojosa tried again disputing her vote against a constitutional ban on a state income tax. The anchor pointed out that “Hinojosa’s position [on a state income tax] isn’t quite consistent with legislative records.” (CBS Texas Interview, 10/13/26)
- Hinojosa voted 40 times to increase Texans’ property taxes. She was so desperate to hide her votes that Gina For Texas sent a cease-and-desist letter to multiple Texas TV stations. (LINK)
Learn more about Hinojosa’s extreme liberal record at HypocriteHinojosa.com.
