Taking on Gov. Abbott will be a steep climb for opponents

SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott is running for his second term to be the chief executive of the state of Texas, making the announcement Friday in downtown San Antonio.
To become governor in Texas, you have to get the majority of Republican primary voters to pick you. That’s around 800,000 people. No statewide politician is as popular with them as Greg Abbott, with an approval rating of 90 percent among Tea Party voters.
“That makes him pretty bulletproof, or at least pret