Greg Abbott has never faced a challenge quite like Gina Hinojosa. First, she's Mexican-American. Second, she's a woman. And even though he easily won against Wendy Davis, this candidate has something Davis didn't: she's puro 956. The Brownsville native and five-term state representative stopped by Caro's Restaurant in Rio Grande City on Monday to talk with local voters about her campaign. The event drew family and local Democratic officials who turned out to support her candi

Jill Stein is a doctor who abandoned her medical practice to run for president. The Harvard-educated physician became the Green Party's presidential candidate in 2012, 2016, and most recently in 2024. She positions herself as the answer for progressives exhausted by Democratic incrementalism and Republican extremism, championing Medicare for All, student debt cancellation, and opposition to military interventionism. Her pitch appeals to voters convinced both major parties hav