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Gina Hinojosa: “There has been in Texas a lot of undocumented labor.”

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

Texas Has 'No Real Protections' Against Data Center Impact, Says Gina Hinojosa

Published August 18, 2026

… about the impact on the economy, though, the impact on the job market, we're watching many jobs go unfilled because of this. Absolutely. There is no plan, right? There is. There has been in Texas a lot of undocumented labor. That's just the reality. Right. And now that these people have been detained and deported, these immigrants who are just showing up to their jobs have been detained and deported. (06:34–06:39)

STATEMENT

Asserts the presence of undocumented labor in Texas.

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“Greg Abbott gave [data centers] very rich tax breaks, so they don't pay any tax, for instance, on electricity that they consume.”
Asserts that Greg Abbott provided tax breaks to data centers, exempting them from electricity taxes.01:27-01:35
“We're losing about a billion and a half dollars a year [due to tax breaks for data centers].”
Asserts financial loss due to tax breaks for data centers.01:34-01:37
“He's received $20 million from data centers in this campaign cycle.”
Asserts campaign contributions to Greg Abbott from data centers.02:37-02:41
“Greg Abbott has been in statewide office 30 years as governor for 12 years.”
Asserts Greg Abbott's tenure in office.00:49-00:55
“Greg Abbott refuses to call a special session to pass laws to protect Texans against data centers.”
Asserts Greg Abbott's refusal to call a special legislative session regarding data centers.02:11-02:19
“Greg Abbott has the sole authority to end this data center madness.”
Asserts Greg Abbott's authority to address data center issues.02:59-03:04
“He called one [a special session] for this decade, redistricting last year.”
Asserts Greg Abbott called a special session for redistricting.03:09-03:13
“There are few crossings at our Mexico border because of what Trump has done.”
Asserts reduced border crossings due to Trump's actions.06:08-06:13
“We have a district attorney in Harris county who says he has child sex abuse cases he cannot prosecute because the witnesses are too afraid to come forward or have been detained or deported.”
Asserts impact of deportations on legal proceedings in Harris County.06:55-07:05
“Vendor contracts are really to Greg Abbott's donors.”
Asserts that vendor contracts in Texas are directed to Governor Greg Abbott's donors.07:16-07:29
“We are a high tax state in Texas.”
Asserts that Texas is a high tax state.07:40-07:43
“We pay very high property taxes [in Texas].”
Asserts that property taxes in Texas are very high.07:42-07:45