Gov. Greg Abbott makes campaign stop in Houston ahead of election

HOUSTON — There are lower than 60 days till election day, and on the prime of the ticket is a matchup between the Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat.

Abbott is holding on to a slight lead in polling and he made a campaign stop Tuesday in Houston to handle crime.

Abbott’s report on crime surrounding abortions is elevating some questions.

In 2021, when he signed an abortion ban, Abbott pledged to remove all rapists in Texas, however that hasn’t occurred. Concerns are growing with the brand new abortion legislation that gives no exception for rape or incest.

Abbott championed a restrictive abortion ban that might place medical doctors who carry out abortions in jail and cost them with a felony. Abbott is backing prosecutors going after medical doctors.

“Whichever law that applies is going to hold accountable anyone who violates those laws,” Abbott mentioned.

Abbott added that the mom shouldn’t be prosecuted.

Gov. Abbott sat down for a one-one interview with KHOU 11 anchor Len Cannon throughout his Houston go to. Watch the complete interview in the video under:

O’Rourke’s campaign calls the legislation that “specifically includes life in prison and a minimum fine of $100,000 for doctors who perform abortions, extreme.”

“Rape is a crime and Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas,” Abbott mentioned final yr.

Now, Abbott mentioned he’s nonetheless working in the direction of eliminating rapists.

“One is a law to prevent cities from defunding the police. The other is a law to fix a broken bail system. Both of those laws, in addition to processing the rape kits, will help ensure the arrest and prosecution of criminals,” Abbott mentioned.

O’Rourke responded with this assertion:

“Greg Abbott’s excessive abortion ban with no exception for rape or incest took impact final month as Texas leads the nation in rape offenses on his watch, and because the arrest charge for rape has fallen by practically half since he took workplace. Meanwhile, Abbott permits over 3,000 untested rape kits to gather mud in his state crime labs.”