People weren’t exactly knocking down Gina Hinojosa’s door to get her to run for governor last year.
When Beto O’Rourke tried to assemble a slate of Texas’ Democratic stars to run for statewide office last year, he was talking with candidates like state Rep. James Talarico and former U.S. Senate nominee Colin Allred. Hinojosa, the five-term state representative from Austin, wasn’t part of the discussion.