DALLAS — Just months away from voters’ decision on whether to retain or fire him, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has found a new foil to help him rally his conservative base and turn back Democrat Beto O’Rourke in November.
Abbott has been sparring with New York Mayor Eric Adams over the governor sending busloads of undocumented migrants from the Texas-Mexico border to the Big Apple, where Adams is facing a crisis on how to deal with the situation. The governor has also delivered migrants to Washington, in an attempt to bring attention to the federal government’s inability to curb the flow of thousands of migrants across the border.
While not solving the problem, Abbott has developed a sideshow designed to appeal to conservatives concerned about illegal immigration and border security. It’s their top issue, even as the state grapples with ways to prevent mass shootings, the stability of the Texas electric grid, rising property taxes, inflation and the need for affordable health care.
