Gina Hinojosa speaks to supporters as she is announced as the next governor of Texas on Election Nigh 2026. | Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images On election night in Texas, the impossible became possible. Democrats won the governor’s seat for the first time since the 1990s and appear to be on their way to securing control of the state House too. Those massive, unexpected wins have now opened the window for a major policy change that has long been closed: expanding Medicaid to more than a million low-income Texans. The Affordable Care Act offers generous fun...
A million people could gain health insurance in Texas after Democrats’ huge win
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Nov 4, 2026 • 1 hour ago
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