Tonight, I make a solemn promise to every single Texan. Whether you voted for me or Governor Abbott, or felt so betrayed by a broken politics that you did not vote at all.
Hear what Texas said today, loud and clear: Your government belongs to you. And as your governor, I will never forget it. There will be no special set of rules for the wealthy and powerful. No looking the other way when someone in my own party does wrong.
The trust you have placed in me tonight is not a blank check. It is a sacred responsibility. And I intend to earn it every single day.
Reminder that after Uvalde, the parents of the kids that were killed rallied to the capitol to ask for the age to buy an AK (the weapon that was used) to be raised to 21 years of age. They didn’t even ask for a ban. It was the least Abbott could have done to help make it happen.
Greg Abbott was Governor when:
246 died in Winter Storm Uri when the grid failed
19 young kids died in Uvalde
139 people died in the 2025 flooding
Abbott failed to keep our grid maintained, pass common sense gun laws & use the money Biden gave him for a flood warning system.
Today, Greg Abbott lowered Texas flags to half-staff for the THIRD anniversary of the October 7 attack in Israel.
On the third anniversary of Uvalde, where nineteen Texas children and two Texas teachers were slaughtered in a Texas elementary school. he DID NOT lower the flags to half-staff. He didn’t even mention it.
Apparently, Israeli children are more important to Greg Abbott, than Texas children.
Two months after his mom was detained by ICE, Samuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, died by suicide.
“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” Samuel wrote. “I can’t handle anymore injustices in this world.”
When the family broke the news to his mother, still in detention, agents wouldn't let each other hug.
https://t.co/n4SQ3VdQf7
heartbreaking story by @andreamcastillo