As Texas Guard members seek to unionize, Gov. Abbott’s GOP rivals pounce
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, shakes a National Guard member's hand after speaking during a news conference along the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico. A leading Republican challenger to Gov.
Allen West, a former Florida congressman who recent served as chairman of the Texas Republican Party, said he’s appalled at a newthat showed soldiers deployed to the border as part of Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” have resorted to unionizing. “As Governor of Texas, I will not relegate our to this abhorrent level resulting in their seeking to unionize,” said West, a retired Army lieutenant governor.
Abbott has deployed more than 10,000 Guard members to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. But the mission has been beset by problems. . In addition, there have been reports of poor living conditions and soldiers not having the equipment they need.Republican candidate for governor Allen West speaks during a debate with other candidates held at Grace Woodlands Church and put on by the True Texas Project Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 in Spring, TX.
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