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Gina Hinojosa: “Greg Abbott let that happen and he got a $1 million…”

Featuring: Gina Hinojosa, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 49

1-on-1 with Gina Hinojosa, Democratic candidate for Texas Governor

Published August 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:58

… month after Winter Storm Yuri when we had the blackout and gas companies withheld the gas that our grid needed until they could make record profits, billions in mere hours. Greg Abbott let that happen and he got a $1 million contribution from one of those gas company CEOs. and now we are all paying more on our electricity bills. Your local CPS sued, right, to try to protect the ratepayers and just lost that lawsuit maybe last month or two months ago. (08:58–09:06)

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Asserts that Governor Abbott received a $1 million contribution from a gas company CEO after the storm.

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