Democratic Governor Candidate Late to the Fight Against the Screwworm

SCREWWORM ALSO GUILTY OF MURDER

Election season is here, and Texas Democrats need you to know they love meat now. Real meat. Cow meat.

Exhibit A: Gina Hinojosa, currently running for Governor, demanding answers on the screwworm.

Gina Hinojosa@GinaHinojosaTX

On Monday, I’m requesting that the Speaker of the Texas House call a public hearing on the new world screwworm. Texans deserve answers.

5:52 PM · Jun 7, 2026 · 49.6K Views

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Texans deserve answers. Great idea. Here are a few: Did Gina sign the letter 94 House members sent Governor Greg Abbott about the screwworm last August? Nah, don't worry about it.

Rep. Ryan Guillen@RyanGuillen

This weekend, I, and 93 other members of the house, sent a letter to the Governor requesting that screwworm prevention be added to the special session call. Protecting Texas livestock and rural communities must remain a priority, and continued action is critical to safeguard our

8:11 PM · Aug 5, 2025 · 14K Views

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Has the committee she's demanding a hearing from already met on the screwworm? Four times. Did the Speaker already issue two interim charges on it? He did. Welcome to Texas politics.

Oh, and on the meat thing. Did Gina vote for the bill prohibiting lab-grown "meat" in Texas? She did not. Neither did senate candidate James Talarico, who once announced his campaign was going meatless, a sacrifice that would heal the climate. He has since un-announced it.

As with many political candidates, campaign virtue-signaling begins to ramp up during election time where candidates pretend to care about issues that they never cared about previously.

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