Politics & Government
Abbott And O'Rourke Talk School Safety, Texas Border During Only Governor's Debate
It's clearly failed, the numbers are in. We're seeing not fewer but more engagements at our border," O'Rourke said.
October 1, 2022
After months of campaigning against each other, Governor Greg Abbott and his Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke appeared on the same stage Friday night.
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A new Quinnipiac poll released this week shows Abbott with a lead of seven percentage points over O'Rourke. The Texas-Mexico border noted as the most urgent concern for Texas voters.
The first ten plus minutes of the debate was devoted to this topic. With billions of dollars already devoted to the Operation Lone Star border security initiative, one question that was posed to the leading candidates, should *more* money be allocated towards the program?
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