Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa wants to send every Texas household a one-time $1,500 check, repeal the state's school voucher program and eventually eliminate residential property taxes.

Those proposals, laid out in an interview with KPRC 2's ENOUGH published Nov. 4, carry direct implications for League City property owners and Clear Creek ISD, which approved a $23 million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year.

As we reported Nov. 3, Hinojosa defeated incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott. She is scheduled to be sworn in Jan. 19, 2027, according to KHOU. Republicans still hold a majority in both chambers of the Texas Legislature, and every major proposal on Hinojosa's list would require lawmakers to act.

The $1,500 check

Hinojosa said she would direct lawmakers to pass a bill sending $1,500 to every Texas household from the state's Economic Stabilization Fund, commonly called the Rainy Day Fund. She said the fund has grown to roughly $27 billion. The Texas Comptroller expects the balance to reach $27.4 billion by the end of the fiscal year, according to The Texan.

Hinojosa's plan would keep about $10 billion in reserves and return the remaining $17 billion.

"My plan is to send money back to the people, $1,500 to every Texas household as a refund," she told KPRC 2.

There is a catch. Spending the Rainy Day Fund for purposes other than covering a budget deficit requires a two-thirds vote in both chambers, according to The Texan.

Vouchers and Clear Creek ISD

Hinojosa said she would sign a bill repealing the private-school portion of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program, the voucher system the Legislature created in 2025 with $1 billion in first-year funding.

She tempered that pledge. "I don't see that as a reality, frankly, because it would have to make it through both the House and the Senate," she said.

The voucher debate hits close to home. Clear Creek ISD trustees approved a $23 million shortfall for FY 2026-27 when they passed the district's more than $430 million budget on Aug. 24, Houston Public Media reported. CCISD Chief Financial Officer Alice Benzaia told the outlet that declining enrollment was the largest contributor.

Statewide, two anti-voucher groups estimated public schools could lose close to $300 million in state funding because of students leaving districts through the voucher program, Houston Public Media reported in October. About 30% of the more than 118,000 students selected for TEFA awards were previously enrolled in public schools, according to Texas Comptroller data from August.

CCISD-specific TEFA participation numbers have not been publicly released.

Property taxes

Hinojosa's campaign platform calls for ending corporate subsidies and using the savings to reduce property taxes, with a stated goal of eliminating residential property taxes entirely. She did not provide a timeline.

She also defended local control over tax decisions. "Local communities, they elect their local leaders to make those decisions with communities, and that's my position," she said.

What's next

The next legislative session begins Jan. 12, 2027, one week before Hinojosa's inauguration. Every proposal she outlined would need approval from a Republican-controlled Legislature.