Takeaways: Immigration, abortion take center stage at the Texas gubernatorial debate

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke sparred in their first and likely only televised debate on Friday night in the state's gubernatorial race. The two hammered each other over multiple issues.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent two buses of Central and South American asylum seekers to Vice President Kamala Harris's D.C. residence.Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke sparred in their first and likely only televised debate on Friday night in the state's gubernatorial race. The two hammered each other over immigration policy, gun control, abortion and more.

O’Rourke hit Abbott for increased encounters at the southern border even after Abbott’s immigration policies. The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas this year, when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, anchored a conversation around gun control. “I’m a parent,” O’Rourke began in his comments on school safety. “This governor has not lifted a finger”

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