Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledges New York City mayor’s office reached out about migrant busing efforts

Gov. Greg Abbott at the Star of Texas Awards on Sept. 9, 2022, in Austin. He acknowledged on Tuesday that New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office had reached out about migrant busing efforts — after Abbott had previously said that Adams’ office had not been in touch. (Credit: Azul Sordo/The Texas Tribune)

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday acknowledged New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office sent an email that was apparently a follow-up to a conversation seeking greater coordination of Texas’ plans to bus migrants to the city— but the governor stressed that the mayor himself had not made direct contact.

It was the latest in a back and forth between the two leaders who have been publicly feuding over Abbott’s efforts to bus thousands of migrants to cities run by Democratic mayors.