Abbott’s rival accuses Texas governor of being a Republican in name only

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Former state Senator Don Havens (right), who is running a bid against Texas Governor Greg Abbott (right) for the party’s nomination for governor, took office Sunday, calling him a Republican in name only, and generally referring to him as “Reno.”

“We don’t have Donald Trump, Events Center in California drops plans to host Gaetz, Greene ‘America First’ Murkowski tour: Trump has threatened to do too much for those standing in his way to support Murkowski’s primary Alaskan Republican Party. Governor, we don’t have Ron DeSantis Ron Dientis , Biden says Afghanistan’s future is now up to Afghans, Virginia school pleads for reinstatement of teacher suspended over gender pronoun policy Rubio, Demings ignites money as Florida Senate race rages even more as governor We don’t have William B. Travis as governor Hoffins said of Abbott At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), according to Newsweek: “Unfortunately, we have a career politician who represents Reno as a politician.”

The Huffines, who represented the Dallas Senate district for four years through 2019, launched an initial bid against Abbott in May.

At the CPAC, Huffins criticized Abbott for his handling of the increase in border crossings, asking the crowd “Why isn’t the border safe?” After years of driving under Abbott.

“Greg Abbott was governor for six years. He could have secured the border six years or six months ago,” Abbott said.

Hoffins also focused on Abbott’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking him for his decision to impose restrictions on the state’s economy.

It put 3 million Texans into unemployment and dependence on the government in a single day. We have closed our churches on the holiest week of the year, Easter.”

“Under my administration, Texas will never be blue,” he continued.

The former state senator also took office as the current governor in response to issues with the state’s power grid during a storm in February, calling the incident “another embarrassment to failed leadership.”

“Earlier this year, we were within four minutes of having a complete breakdown of our electrical grid and sending us all back to the Stone Age,” Havens said, according to the Dallas Morning News.

“Texas is the energy capital of the world. It’s another embarrassment to failed leadership… they can’t even keep the lights on.

Havens also noted that Abbott was not present at the conference, telling the audience “Why wasn’t he here… He’s not here because he doesn’t want to confront you.”

However, Abbott will not attend the convention because he has set 11 agenda items for lawmakers to work on during a special session that began Thursday, according to the Dallas Morning News.

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