Texas' closely-watched gubernatorial race hit the final stretch on Friday night at the first, and likely only, debate between incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke.
during a press conference. O'Rourke has continued to hammer Abbott for his response to the shooting, even holding a press conference ahead of the debate with the families of shooting victims.
from the shooting has shown that officers waited in the hallway for 73 minutes to enter, and, at times, the screams of children could be heard. that 376 officers responded to the shooting, and the delay in confronting the gunman was the result of"systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making."Abbott has since said he was"misled" by"everyone in that room that provided me with the information about what law enforcement did.
." He has appeared to walk back those statements, and on Friday, he said he was"for making sure we make progress."
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