What Texas’ Next Governor Has Said About the Border, Illegal Crossings

Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor’s race Tuesday. She has not said whether she will keep Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, which she has been a critic of.

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Hinojosa voted against the first round of appropriations for Operation Lone Star and has criticized Abbott for wasting taxpayer money to “grandstand” with it, according to Border Report, though she has not laid out an exact plan for its future.

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She’s been clearest on her stance on the border wall plan for the Big Bend region, calling it unnecessary at a campaign stop in Presidio. Construction for the federal project is currently tied up in the courts.

Hinojosa has praised President Donald Trump for his immigration policy slowing illegal border crossings, while also criticizing ICE.

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