India, Nov. 6 -- Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has taken a bipartisan approach to building her incoming administration by appointing former Republican state Representative Ernest Bailes to her transition leadership team.

Bailes, a conservative lawmaker from East Texas, is among the first four people selected to help guide the transition as Hinojosa prepares to assume office in January. The appointment signals her intention to bring people from different political backgrounds into her administration.

The announcement was made on November 5 during Hinojosa's first public appearance since defeating three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott in Tuesday's election.

Addressing reporters in Austin, Hinojosa stressed that her administrati...