Highlights From First, Only Texas Governor’s Debate

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday defended more security on the U.S.-Mexico border while Democratic challenger Lupe Valdez sought to breathe life into her campaign at their only debate of a race overshadowed by the state’s unexpectedly intense U.S. Senate contest at the top of the ballot.
Abbott is heavily favored to win a second term against Valdez, the former Dallas County Sheriff who is the daughter of migrant farmworkers and would become