Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) has filed a bill to carry out a promise by Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) to give one-time checks to all Texas households, according to a report by The Hill. The outlet said Gutierrez filed Senate Bill 297 on Monday.
The Hill reported that the bill would deliver $1,500 checks to every Texas household. It would appropriate $17 billion from the state's rainy day fund to pay for those payments, the report said.
The Hill described the filing as an effort to follow through on the pledge, which the report describes as a promise to give one-time checks to all Texas households. The report identifies Gutierrez as a Democrat and refers to Hinojosa as governor-elect. It was written by Ford McCracken and published on November 11, 2026, according to the outlet.
The figures of $1,500 per household and $17 billion are presented in the report as the terms of the bill as filed. The report does not say whether those figures could change in later versions of the measure.
The summary of The Hill's report on which this story is based is excerpted and ends partway through the article. It does not address how the bill would move through the Texas Legislature, when it might be considered, or whether Hinojosa has responded to the filing. Those questions are not answered in the available material.
Sources: The Hill: Texas Democrat files bill to follow through on Hinojosa’s $1.5K check promise.