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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes questions from the members of the media as he campaigns in North Texas in Allen on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is launching new negative TV ads aimed at Beto O’Rourke, accusing the Democrat ofIn the new 30-second ad airing statewide, Abbott appears on camera with police cars in the background at what looks like a crime scene.
Later in the interview, O’Rourke said that the city of Minneapolis made the right decision to “dismantle and rebuild” the police department there because they had a “systemwide problem.” Minneapolis is where former Houston resident George Floyd was killed by police in May of 2020. Abbott has championed the Texas abortion bans and highlighted his administration’s efforts to invest in alternatives.
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