Gov. Greg Abbott brought his re-election campaign to Harlingen on Tuesday, Oct. 27, appearing alongside state Rep. Janie Lopez at SMOKE: Texas BBQ.

The stop was part of Abbott's statewide “Let's Roll” campaign tour ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to an announcement from his campaign.

Abbott, a Republican, faces Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa in the governor's race.

An N+ Univision/YouGov poll released Oct. 27 showed Abbott at 48% and Hinojosa at 46% among registered Texas voters. The two-point difference was within the poll's margin of error.

The survey included 1,000 registered Texas voters interviewed online from Oct. 13 to Oct. 21. Its statewide margin of error was plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Among Hispanic registered voters statewide, Hinojosa received 52% support compared with Abbott's 43%, according to the poll. The Hispanic voter sample had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

Abbott promotes property-tax proposals

Abbott has made reducing property taxes a central part of his re-election campaign.

His affordability agenda proposes eliminating school district property taxes for homeowners through a constitutional amendment requiring voter approval.

Abbott's campaign estimates that eliminating those taxes would reduce the average homeowner's property-tax bill by approximately half. The proposal has not been enacted.

His agenda also calls for requiring two-thirds voter approval for local property-tax increases and changing how property values are assessed.

At the Harlingen event, Abbott criticized Hinojosa's policy positions and urged supporters to participate in the election, according to his campaign's account of the rally.

Lopez seeks another term

Lopez, a Republican representing Texas House District 37, joined Abbott at the Harlingen campaign stop.

She is seeking another term against Democrat Oziel “Ozzie” Ochoa Jr., according to the Texas Tribune's 2026 election guide.

District 37 includes portions of Cameron and Willacy counties.

Early voting ends Friday

Early voting in Texas continues through Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Texas Secretary of State's election calendar.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Registered voters can find their early-voting locations and election information through the state's VoteTexas website.