Hinojosa said she considered Bailes one of her strongest allies on public education, describing their positions on the issue as closely aligned. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
\n\nTexas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has appointed a former Republican state lawmaker to help lead her transition team, signalling an effort to build a bipartisan administration after defeating three-term incumbent Greg Abbott in the November 3 election.
\n\nHinojosa announced on November 5 that Ernest Bailes, a conservative former member of the Texas House of Representatives, would co-chair her transition team alongside Ryan Pollock, executive director of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council.
\n\nSpeaking at her first public appearance since the election, the Democratic governor-elect said her administration would represent people across the political spectrum.
\n\n“I am not going to be the governor for just Democrats. I am going to be the governor for all the people of Texas,” Hinojosa said. She added that the transition and incoming government would be bipartisan.
\n\nBailes served in the Texas House from 2017 to 2025 and was among the Republican lawmakers who joined Democrats in opposing Abbott's proposed school voucher programme in 2023. The proposal would have allowed public funds to help families pay for private education.
\n\nHinojosa…
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