Each card sums up what the candidate said across every video we indexed. Each sentence links to the clip it comes from.
Tech and AI
Greg AbbottR
Abbott says he paused new data centers, requiring them to disclose water use, not take needed grid power, lower power costs and win local approval.
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Abbott argues data centers, not the state, moved fast without working with governments, and says current law does not require state approval to start one.
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Abbott says rural Texans do not have to accept data centers nearby and state leaders are working on solutions.
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“I have pressed pause on any new data center being able to join the operations in the state of Texas.”
Hinojosa wants a moratorium on new data centers until the legislature passes protections, and says Abbott should call a special session now.
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Hinojosa argues Abbott's 2015 tax break and donor ties drew data centers to rural Texas, and cites water, light and drought concerns.
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Hinojosa says AI ads that mislead voters have no place in the political system.
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“I have called for a moratorium until the legislature can meet so that we can put some basic protections on these people that don't currently exist.”
Abbott says Texas passed the largest school choice program in U.S. history, which he says empowers parents and makes all schools compete.
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Abbott says Texas banned DEI and boys in girls' sports in public schools, and says Democrats voted to let schools transition children without parents knowing.
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Abbott says a university is not right for everybody and wants pathways to job skill training that lead to high-paying jobs.
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“we fought and we got past the largest day one school choice program in the history of the United States of America.”
Hinojosa proposes firing TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, appointing an educator, and ending the STAAR test for a new accountability system.
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Hinojosa proposes voiding TEA vendor contracts and auditing the agency, using the money to pay teachers among the highest in the nation.
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Hinojosa says she would not harm voucher families and proposes letting public schools compete for the same $10,000 pre-K funding.
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“my proposal is to fire the current Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath day one and appoint an educator”
Abbott says he signed the toughest voter ID law in the country and that Democrats voted against election integrity.
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Abbott says Texas voters will choose between the parties in November and argues Democrats on the ticket offer socialist ideas like Mamdani's.
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Abbott says Republicans will keep Texas red, citing Talarico's support for defunding police and open borders, and backs Paxton in the contrast with Talarico.
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“I signed the toughest voter ID law in the United States of America.”
Abbott says Texas built its own border wall, banned sanctuary cities and made illegal crossing a state crime, and that Democrats voted against these policies.
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Abbott cites Operation Lone Star, up to 10,000 National Guard troops at the border, and a law letting every Texas officer arrest people here illegally.
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Abbott says his executive order directs licensing agencies to investigate birth tourism by health providers, revoke licenses where found and inform the Justice Department.
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“We banned sanctuary cities. We're the only state to build our own border wall.”
Abbott says he signed laws making an income tax unconstitutional and cutting property taxes, and that Democrats backed an income tax and higher property taxes.
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Abbott cites an affordability platform of lowering housing, health care and auto insurance costs and slashing property taxes.
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Abbott says voters are not raising Trump with him and that the president is on track to lower gas prices.
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“I signed laws that made it unconstitutional to have an income tax in the state of Texas.”
“Lowering housing cost, lowering health care cost, lowering auto insurance cost, lowering the cost of living in a home by slashing property taxes in the state of Texas.”
Hinojosa proposes sending $1,500 to every Texas household from the rainy day fund, which she says holds $27 billion.
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Hinojosa says the fund has historically held $10 billion and calls the check a refund of a corruption tax.
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Hinojosa says she has never voted to raise property taxes, which she says grew 85% under Abbott, and proposes ending corporate welfare to cut them.
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“what I have proposed is $1,500 money in your pocket to every Texas household. that comes out of our rainy day fund”
Hinojosa proposes freezing electricity rates until industry pays its fair share and says Abbott's utility plan distracts from higher bills.
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Hinojosa says Abbott let gas companies withhold gas during Winter Storm Uri and that Texans now pay at least $40 more monthly for electricity.
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“We need a guarantee that we freeze rates and make industry pay its fair share.”
Abbott says he signed a law to defund any city that defunds its police and that statewide Democrats voted to defund police.
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Abbott says elected Democratic judges released people arrested for murder who killed again, and that he and Hughes passed a law to keep them jailed.
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“we got a a bill passed I signed into law where in Texas we will defund any city that defunds their police.”
Hinojosa says life in Texas has become hard and that she meets workers, including teachers and crane operators, who donate plasma as a second job.
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“Weekly now, I come across Texans who are donating plasma as a second job”
No answer on record about this in 5 videos we indexed.
Gina HinojosaD
Hinojosa says decisions on gender transition care for minors belong to families with doctors and pastors, not government, and that she opposes surgeries.
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Hinojosa says she is not interested in culture wars and would focus on an economy that works for 99% of Texans.
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“That's not government's place. I'm against any kind of surgeries. That bill was not about surgery, it's about all sorts of other things.”
Abbott says Abilene voters he met told him they could never be happier and are excited about Texas's economic growth.
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“They said they could never be happier. They're so excited about being in Texas. They're excited about uh the growth, the economic growth that we have in our state.”
No answer on record about this in 3 videos we indexed.
Record and trust
Greg AbbottR
No answer on record about this in 5 videos we indexed.
Gina HinojosaD
Hinojosa says Texas has become a pay-to-play state, citing property taxes, closing schools, uninsured children and electricity shutoffs under Abbott.
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Hinojosa says she ran for school board when her son's school faced closure, which led her to the Texas House.
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“Texas has become a pay-to-play state. And as a result, we have skyrocketing taxes, property taxes,”