Gina Hinojosa holds press conference after winning Texas governor election vs Greg Abbott

[9:51] today is thursday november 5th check one two ten nine eight seven six five four three two one [10:04] today is thursday november 5th 2026 good morning check check ten nine eight seven six five four [10:19] three two one how we sound we good some nods good deal thanks y'all good morning everyone um thank [24:44] you all for being here today um i wanted to give you all a brief heads up of what we can expect from [24:50] governor-elect inahosa and her team today in a few minutes tamala barksdale who's a senior advisor for [24:58] the transition will introduce the governor-elect the governor-elect will make her remarks and [25:04] announce the transition team's co-chairs and executive director who will each give some brief [25:09] remarks as well governor-elect inahosa will then take a few questions related to the transition [25:15] i know a lot of y'all have a lot of other questions and we will definitely get to them [25:19] but for today we would love to focus the announce on the announcement of our senior transition team [25:24] the timeline etc but thank you all so much for being here we're so excited and we'll bring out [25:30] tamala barksdale in a few minutes to introduce the governor-elect thank you hello everyone welcome [28:47] to a historic moment and a historic day i am tamala barksdale i serve with governor-elect gina [28:54] anahosa as an at-large trustee excuse me i had to sneeze thank you trustee on the aisd school board [29:09] more than 10 years ago excuse me so sorry when we work together to cut the tax rate balance the budget [29:24] meet state accountability standards and protect schools gina was brave brilliant commanding [29:33] and full of heart that is why it is no surprise to me today to be able to stand here and introduce [29:42] my good friend governor-elect gina hinoza thank you tamla it is an honor to be before you today [30:04] now the fun part starts we have four months been meeting with experts planning and making sure that [30:12] we were prepared to govern and here we are announcing our first leads for the transition team please [30:20] understand this is a transition for the whole state of texas and as such we will have many opportunities [30:28] for people to weigh in with their ideas send in resumes making sure also that there will be waves of [30:35] announcing who will lead up this transition for texas today we start with the people with me here [30:43] leaders who have i've had the real pleasure and honor to work with over the years you just heard [30:50] from tamla barksdale she and i met on the school board and together we were allies in support of our [30:56] kids and public schools and i'm just so thrilled that she will be a part of this effort just like she [31:01] was a part of our campaign you will also hear from ryan pollack who is the head of the texas building [31:10] trades council and this demonstrates my commitment to putting money in the pocket of texans making sure [31:17] that we have opportunities for good jobs and recruitment for hard-working texans you will also [31:25] hear from my former colleague ernest bales who is a champion for public schools a small business owner a [31:32] republican showing my commitment for this to be a transition that truly represents all of texas [31:40] we will have a bipartisan transition and we will have a bipartisan administration [31:47] and government in texas you will also hear from joe madden who has many years helping with the [31:54] transition of government in harris county he has legislative experience been very active overseeing [32:01] emergency management issues in harris county and i'm thrilled that he will be helping to lead up this [32:08] transition team and now i'm happy to turn it over to joe madden um thank you governor-elect it feels so [32:21] good to say governor-elect you know also my name is joe madden i've worked in and around government for [32:27] 23 years i'm deeply honored to serve as the executive director of this transition i was born and raised in [32:33] houston i met my wife here on the ut campus hookham when i was in school here i walked down the street to [32:39] the texas capitol as an 18 year old got a job in the texas house and went to work fighting for public [32:44] schools that's how i started my career in government i spent years working in the capitol trying to build [32:50] public policy that delivered for texas families over the last eight years i've had the fortune of [32:56] working in harris county with harris county governmental leaders one of the things that i specialize in is [33:01] transitions and building governments that deliver on the promises that were made by these elected [33:05] officials through those roles i also managed several different emergencies pandemics floods fires [33:12] explosions and managed the multi-billion dollar budget texas is home it's where i'm raising my kids [33:21] it's where i'm lucky enough to coach baseball and softball i'm doing this job for the governor-elect [33:27] to deliver on her promise to my kids and her promise to the kids all across the state of texas [33:32] we're going to deliver a vision for texas that belongs to the people by the people thank you [33:37] afternoon y'all my name is ryan pollack i'm a union electrician member of ibew local 520 here in [33:51] austin and i'm currently serving as the executive director of the texas building trades council [33:56] union trades workers like myself are so proud and grateful for governor-elect gina [34:00] hinojosa and for the good people of the state for wanting to fight for regular working texans [34:06] that's what gina's done her entire career from her time as a labor attorney to fighting for better [34:12] wages for workers as a trustee at aisd to her time as my very own state rep this is about an [34:18] economy that works for all texans and we do that by ensuring that working texans get the high [34:23] quality training that they need to do the work that needs to be done and so they're able to do that [34:28] work safely and with dignity and that allows them their families and their communities to thrive [34:34] so that regular working people have a future they can look forward to thank you ernest bills [34:47] a conservative republican who is honored and proud to be here along our governor-elect i believe in gina [34:56] and i have faith that we will be able to do good things for the state of texas we will put [35:01] partisanship aside we will work together for what is best for the kids of the state of texas we will [35:07] be able to take care of education and we will support and listen to the people and that is why i'm [35:13] honored to be part of this transition and i look forward to good things to come for the state of [35:17] texas thank you and i think it should be noted in furtherance of my commitment to making sure that [35:31] this is a transition that is reflective of all texans is that we both have an aggie and a longhorn [35:39] leading up this effort i'm happy to take questions i'm very excited about this historic day and i'm excited [35:46] about building a government that is working for the people of texas to deliver thank you okay i'm [35:53] going to call on we only have time for a few questions um could we get wfaa if you're not ready adam go [36:00] ahead yes [36:04] because this is about my campaign promises what i ran to to create as governor we are forging a new [36:24] way forward people are tired of the divisions of the fighting tired of the culture wars this is a time [36:31] to come together in a way that is about just delivering for the people of texas ernest bales [36:38] representative ernest bales and myself were close allies delivering for our public schools in fact i [36:45] count him as one of my best allies for public schools that is his commitment there is really [36:50] little light between our positions on public education and as such he serves as a tremendous [36:58] leader in this transition team on this transition team and look there are lots of issues with whom [37:05] my good allies are republicans so i'm just about delivering for people this is not about being a [37:12] democratic administration i'm not going to be the governor for just democrats i'm going to be the [37:18] governor for all the people of texas thank you uh javier with uh krtv why are you [37:27] i just wanted to talk to you about you know the importance of the people of value also the importance of um you know [37:37] focus of abuse is really important to a lot of information about there has been a lot of things said about selling that to [37:45] you it's such an important resource the valley is so important to me as the place i am from and i [38:00] will never forget it and so you should know that this morning i was pleased to talk to the executive [38:06] director of texas parks and wildlife to confirm that this issue was not on today's agenda and to request [38:14] that no action be taken in respect out of this transition thank you thank you for that question [38:30] greg abbott has been gracious and um made sure to make me understand that they are going to fully [38:37] cooperate with this transition and be helpful as they can we are both committed to ensuring there is [38:42] a smooth transition so that the people of texas are taken care of thank you lauren here's what i would [39:13] say the people of texas have spoken and i think it's important that as elected leaders we respect [39:20] what the people of texas have said they want change and i would hope that elected leaders from both [39:28] parties don't get in the way of the progress we can make together to deliver for working people that is [39:33] our obligation as leaders in this state and i look forward to working with republican leaders in the [39:38] the legislature thank you over here i've had the one call but our teams have been speaking thank you [40:04] we are actively interviewing people for that position thank you [40:07] okay [40:21] okay [40:23] Abbott me dijo que me quiere ayudar para asegurar que podemos a continuar los servicios para [40:30] texanos y lo agradezco mucho. Y también es importante que tenemos aquí líderes quienes [40:39] son ayudándome para hacer un nuevo gobierno que está trabajando para la gente de Texas [40:50] y así estoy enseñando ahora. [40:52] Thank you guys. Thank you. And I'll just give a quick update for y'all. Thank you all again for being here. For the press, we are in the process of setting up a new email distro for inquiries related to the transition. We hope to have that up and running soon. But for now, press at junifertexas.com for all the requests and we're working through them as quickly as we can. Thank you guys.