Three days after an election in which Texas Republicans vastly expanded their hold on the state, Democratic Party Chair Gilbert Hinojosa announced Friday morning he will resign from his position after 12 years leading the party. Hinojosa said he was ...

The longtime leader of the Texas Democratic Party announced his resignation Friday after another election cycle of lopsided defeats and voters making a dramatic swing toward the GOP on the heavily Hispanic southern border.

Gilberto Hinojosa’s resignation ends a 12-year run leading the state party, dating back to his election at the 2012 Texas Democratic Convention.

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa announced his resignation Friday, days after state Democrats experienced their most devastating election losses in more than a decade. Democrats had hoped to make strides in their quest to be more competitive in Texas,

In the aftermath of his party’s brutal shellacking in the 2024 elections, Texas Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa has announced he will step down in March. Over his 12-year tenure, Hinojosa has faced fierce criticism from within the state party for its failures to build up permanent party infrastructure,

Gilberto Hinojosa, 72, served as the party’s chairman for more than a decade. He resigned after telling The Texas Newsroom that immigration and transgender issues contributed to Democrats’ 2024 election losses.