More than 70 Latino Democratic elected officials and organizers have signed onto a letter publicly pressuring Democratic Governors Association chair Andy Beshear to commit $10 million to Gina Hinojosa's long-shot bid to become Texas's first Latina governor, according to a report from CBS News. The renewed push lands days after a New York Times/Siena College poll, released Saturday, found Hinojosa trailing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott by just three points — a margin within the poll's own error range.

The numbers behind the frustration are stark. Abbott and his allies are still outspending Hinojosa by roughly 10-to-1, and Trump carried Texas by nearly 14 points in 2024. No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994. Yet the letter argues that gap in enthusiasm, not cash, is the only thing keeping the race close — and that the DGA has left money on the table while the race tightens under their noses.

A letter that keeps growing

This isn't the first time Hinojosa allies have made this ask. A similar letter first surfaced in September with roughly three dozen signatures, warning that a re-elected Abbott could push through a second round of mid-decade redistricting on top of the 2025 map redraw, potentially endangering up to 10 additional Democratic-held congressional seats. A month later, the signatory list has roughly doubled, a sign organizers believe the poll numbers have given their argument new teeth.

Among the names attached are Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego and Texas Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquín Castro. Joaquín's twin brother, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, didn't sign the letter but amplified it publicly, writing:

"How much more evidence of Hinojosa's strength in Texas will Beshear and the DGA have to see before they support her in a real way? She can win!"

The irony isn't lost on organizers: Beshear himself offered effusive praise for Hinojosa back in March, calling her "a fighter who has never been afraid to take on the status quo" after she won the Democratic primary. Seven months later, that enthusiasm hasn't translated into the dollar figure her backers are demanding.

For his part, Beshear has declined to confirm any specific commitment publicly, arguing that naming a number would only tip off the Republican Governors Association. He maintains the DGA is already covering some of Hinojosa's expenses and recently provided campaign staff — just not, critics say, at the scale the moment demands.

With one month left until Election Day on November 3, the pressure campaign is as much about the Democratic Party's broader midterm strategy as it is about one Texas race. Organizers are betting that a competitive Hinojosa campaign — win or lose — could reshape how national Democrats view Texas, and how much they're willing to risk testing a state they've written off for three decades. Whether Beshear and the DGA respond with real money before ballots are cast remains the open question hanging over the final stretch.