Socialism is creeping into Texas’ biggest cities, Gov. Abbott tells CPAC
Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated conservative wins in the Lone Star State, as he welcomed CPAC attendees to Texas on Friday.
The Republican governor was joined by Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican, who acted as a moderator of sorts for the 15-minute conversation that touched on public safety, “radical Islam,” border security, school choice and the U.S. Senate race.
Abbott, who is campaigning for reelection, spoke to the importance of “keeping Texas Texas.”
Texas is well known for “cowboys and capitalism” but “the encroachment of socialism on our policies” is seeping into the state’s largest cities, Abbott said.
He touted Texas laws related to bail, police funding, school vouchers, border security, as well as policies related to EPIC city, an Islamic community that’s proposed northeast of Dallas.
Addressing immigration, Abbott noted Texas’ efforts to construct its own border wall.
Texas transporting immigrants to sanctuary cities across the country “propelled” President Donald Trump into the White House, Abbott said.
“As President Trump himself told me, when I did that, he said it flipped the switch among Americans realizing how serious this matter was and made illegal immigration the most important issues in the presidential race,” Abbott said.
Abbott didn’t say which U.S. Senate candidate he prefers between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Republicans are in a May runoff for the statewide seat.
Abbott did, however, condemn the Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico.
“He is in the form of Beto O’Rourke,” Abbott said. “He’s crazy, and we are not going to allow the Talarico takeover of the state of Texas.”
