Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy ordered Governor Greg Abbott to allow State Representative Gina Hinojosa to inspect more than 1,000 pages of unredacted records involving Elon Musk and his companies. Abbott has appealed the ruling.
The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.
Musk campaign donation$5.5 million2Who pays or receives it: Elon Musk
Judge campaign contribution$5002Who pays or receives it: Catherine Mauzy
Judge campaign contributionmore than $7002Who pays or receives it: Catherine Mauzy
Coming up
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Gubernatorial election between Abbott and Hinojosa1
Who's involved
Greg AbbottRepublican Governor of Texas
Gina HinojosaState Representative, Democratic challenger to Abbott in gubernatorial election
Catherine MauzyTravis County Judge
Elon MuskSubject of records dispute
The facts
Judge Mauzy ordered Abbott to provide unredacted Musk records to Hinojosa by Thursday morning.2
Abbott's office produced 1,374 pages of records; all but 200 were redacted or completely blacked out.2
Hinojosa invoked Texas public information law allowing state legislators to inspect confidential records for legislative purposes.1
Abbott appealed Mauzy's ruling and requested appellate court decision by end of day Tuesday.2
Judge Mauzy donated $500 to Hinojosa on June 24, 2026 for her general election race.2
In 2016, Mauzy contributed more than $700 to Hinojosa's first campaign for Texas House.2
Hinojosa and Mauzy are both Democrats representing Austin.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Abbott's press secretary Andrew Mahaleris Legal action is baseless; Hinojosa using office to generate political headlines.1
Gina Hinojosa Seeking to establish whether government decisions involving public funds were properly made.1
Abbott's campaign spokesperson Catherine Frazier Lawsuit is illegal effort to capitalize on official office to benefit campaign.2
Hinojosa's campaign spokesman Tommy Kubitschek If worried about $500, wait until they find out what $5.5 million bought Musk.2
Hinojosa Has campaigned that Abbott shows fealty to billionaires like Musk.2
Where the sources disagree
Judge recusal requirement Sources state Texas judges must recuse if impartiality might be questioned [2]; no ruling on whether Mauzy should have recused.
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Texas Judge Orders Abbott to Allow Rival Access to Elon Musk Records
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