AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- State Representative Gina Hinojosa announced she is running to become the first Democratic governor in Texas in 30 years. The Rio Grande Valley native will officially launch her campaign in Brownsville on Wednesday night.

Hinojosa started her career as a labor lawyer before being elected to the Austin Independent School District school board. She was elected to the State House in 2016 and has served the Austin area in the Capitol since.

Hinojosa has been a vocal proponent of public education in her time at the Capitol. She was one of the loudest opponents -- along with her Democratic House colleagues -- against the effort to create education savings accounts (ESA) in Texas. ESAs give families public dollars to help them pay for a private education for their child.

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