Texas governor says ‘mistakes’ made in immigrant rhetoric

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says “mistakes were made” when he sent a fundraising letter that called on supporters to “defend Texas” from illegal immigration.
The letter from Abbott’s campaign was dated a day before a gunman targeting Mexicans killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso. But the mailer didn’t surface until last week and was condemned by the Texas Democratic Party as racist and anti-Latino.
Abbott said Thursday he told E