Juan Jesus "Chuy" Hinojosa (born March 7, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who is a member of the Texas Senate, representing the 20th district, which stretches from Corpus Christi to McAllen.

Returning to South Texas, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Pan American University in Edinburg, graduating with honors.

After receiving a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Hinojosa worked for the Legal Aid Society of Nueces County in Corpus Christi, and as an Assistant Attorney General in McAllen and San Antonio.

In 2005, Senator Hinojosa authored SB 1125 to eliminate the state's few remaining rogue drug task force operations and put them under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety.

SB 103 made a number of fundamental changes, including ending the practice of housing children with older teenagers, and creating a Parent's Bill of Rights to guarantee swift and accurate access to information about caseworkers' duties and the agency's grievance policies.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) named Hinojosa "Legislator of the Year," and he received the prestigious John Henry Faulk Award, presented by the American Civil Liberties Union.

[6] Hinojosa claims that he "was handled just like any other citizen";[6] however, in comparison, many people have been penalized for "accidentally" carrying a gun through security check-points in American airports.

Hinojosa later told Guillermo X. Garcia, a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, that the task force agent followed him for 3 miles before pulling him over.

[citation needed] In 2005 legislative discussions, Hinojosa was quoted as saying, "These drug task forces are out there just interdicting and stopping people illegally without probable cause asking to search their vehicles and pretty much harassing[8] citizens of the State of Texas.