Originalism (Scalia/Gorsuch strand)
textualism & original public meaning, 1986–present

Originalism reads constitutional text by 1791-era public meaning; the major living case applications — Heller (Second Amendment), Bruen (carry rights), Dobbs (returning abortion to states), and Bostock (textualist surprise on LGBTQ employment) — track different parts of Abbott's and Hinojosa's records differently. Abbott aligns on Heller/Bruen (signing permitless carry HB 1927), Dobbs (SB 8), and a textualist 'state-power' reading of immigration enforcement (SB 4). Hinojosa runs against Heller/Bruen on guns and Dobbs on abortion but earns Bostock-flavored credit on the gay/trans panic defense bill (HB 73) and LGBTQ-protection votes. Originalism is methodologically formalist, so it's possible to score high while substantively disagreeing — but Abbott's record sits closer to Federalist Society methodological commitments. Abbott is the substantially closer originalism fit.