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Gov.-elect Hinojosa wants to expand Medicaid in Texas. An executive order won’t make that happen.

States Newsroom · November 9, 2026

A week ago, expanding Medicaid health insurance coverage to more low-wage Texans was the quixotic dream of health policy advocates in a state where conservatives have soundly blocked it for years. Writing it off as a wasteful expense, Gov. Greg Abbott once called Medicaid expansion “ a tax increase waiting to happen.”…

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Gov.-elect Hinojosa wants to expand Medicaid in Texas. An executive order won’t make that happen.

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