State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat running for Texas governor, on Monday pledged to dole out a $1,500 "corruption tax refund" check to every Texan if she's elected in November.

The Austin rep's "populist" economic policy platform aims to restore trust in a Republican-controlled state government led by her opponent, she said in a statement.

For more than a decade, Gov. Greg Abbott and his cronies have "hoarded our money" by enriching billionaires with state contracts and tax breaks while average Texans struggle with the costs of health care, groceries, gas, and housing, she added.