Ayala: Abbott created a crisis at the border so that Abbott could solve it.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, joined by Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw and Midland County Sheriff David Criner, speaks with area law enforcement on border security on Nov. 4, 2021, at the Midland Horseshoe.If you read about Gov. Greg Abbott’s about-face at the border, your head must be spinning.
After criticism from the left and right, Abbott reversed course, declaring victory by getting what he called commitments from Mexican governors for increased border enforcement.Get the week’s best commentary from the Express-News Editorial Board and more delivered to your inbox. Sign up for theWhen asked if the inspections resulted in any drug seizures, he chose to answer a different question in his head instead.
A photo of Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván might have captured another moment of political spin.on the Texas Standard’s website, Campos was pictured sitting next to Abbott as he announced the end of his border charade. A photographer caught the Chihuahua governor in a side-eye look of exasperation.El Paso MattersIt reported that those measures may not be any different than those in place since September 2021 and have been part of the state of Chihuahua’s existing policies.
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