Here is what the page “Gina Hinojosa’s Texas Governor Bid May Violate New Digital Political Ad Disclosure Rules” contains. Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic state representative from Austin, is running for governor of Texas, and her campaign’s social media ads are testing the limits of a new state law that requires disclosure of who paid for digital political advertising. Some posts paid for by the Hinojosa campaign lack the Some posts paid for by the Hinojosa campaign lack the required “paid for by” disclaimer, according to a review of recent ads on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
The Texas Ethics Commission adopted rules in 2020 requiring such disclosures on digital ads, but enforcement has been uneven, and campaigns have pushed back on the scope of the rules. Hinojosa’s campaign said it is working to comply, but the omissions highlight the challenges of regulating rapidly evolving digital political speech. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.