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Modern Pentecostal Church
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Pentecostalism is socially conservative on abortion and sexuality, backs religious-liberty law for chaplains and prayer, and has substantial Latino-Pentecostal congregations that complicate immigration framing156. Abbott aligns on abortion, religious liberty (SB 10/11/763), and traditional sexuality but runs against the Latino-Pentecostal posture on enforcement. Hinojosa runs against on sexuality and abortion but aligns on Latino-Pentecostal immigration. Abbott is moderately closer on doctrine.
Issue
Abbott
Hinojosa
Abortion (SB 8)
Helps
Hurts
Abbott: Helps · Hinojosa: Hurts
Pentecostal denominations broadly oppose elective abortion; Abbott signed SB 836 and Hinojosa voted against.
School chaplains (SB 763)
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Hurts
Abbott: Helps · Hinojosa: Hurts
Pentecostal denominations have championed school-chaplain programs as a religious-liberty win; Abbott signed SB 763 and Hinojosa voted against.
School prayer (SB 11)
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Hurts
Abbott: Helps · Hinojosa: Hurts
Pentecostal congregations support school-prayer authorization; Abbott signed SB 11 and Hinojosa voted against.
Ten Commandments (SB 10)
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Hurts
Abbott: Helps · Hinojosa: Hurts
Pentecostal religious-liberty framework supports Ten Commandments display in schools; Abbott signed SB 1044 and Hinojosa voted against.
Traditional sexuality framework
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Hurts
Abbott: Helps · Hinojosa: Hurts
Pentecostal denominations broadly affirm traditional sexuality teaching; Abbott's SB 12/14/15 package aligns while Hinojosa voted against.
Operation Lone Star (Latino-Pentecostal congregations)
Hurts
Helps
Abbott: Hurts · Hinojosa: Helps
Texas Pentecostal demographics are heavily Latino, and Latino-Pentecostal congregations have been broadly critical of aggressive enforcement; Operation Lone Star strains that relationship under Abbott, while Hinojosa aligns with the Latino-Pentecostal immigration framework.1
Comprehensive immigration reform
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Abbott: — · Hinojosa: Helps
Latino-Pentecostal congregations have favored comprehensive reform with legal pathways; Hinojosa supports comprehensive reform.1 Abbott has prioritized enforcement-only and is not a factor on the reform half of the Pentecostal Latino framework.
Sources
- Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor, official campaign priorities page, accessed May 2026. (full list)
- Eleanor Klibanoff, 'Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation's strictest abortion bans,' Texas Tribune, May 19, 2021. (full list)
- Texas Tribune, 'Ten Commandments in Texas schools: SB 10 explained,' May 24, 2025. (full list)
- Patrick Svitek and Cassandra Pollock, 'Abbott signs sanctuary cities bill,' Texas Tribune, May 7, 2017. (full list)
- The Monitor (MyRGV), 'Democrat cites Valley roots in bid to challenge Republican Gov. Greg Abbott,' Oct. 24, 2025. (full list)
- Modern Pentecostal Church: socially conservative on sexuality and abortion; missional emphasis; Spirit-led civic engagement. (full list)