For all its anti-government rancor and flurry of far-right conspiracy theories, last weekend's 'Take Our Border Back' rally in Eagle Pass remained largely peaceful.
Democrat lawmakers and extremism experts said the governor's amped-up statements could incite another tragedy similar to the El Paso Walmart massacre.
What's more, those critics argue, Abbott's rhetoric could prompt fringe actors to resort to violence. They point to the 2019 mass slaying at an El Paso Walmart as an example of such a scenario. A shooter massacred 23 people there in what he claimed was an attempt to fight back against a"Hispanic invasion of Texas."
Although Sunday's primary rally was held outside of Eagle Pass, curious attendees did trickle in to view Shelby Park. Despite those arrests, Abbott said terrorists and violent gang members have likely crossed the border undetected, putting Americans' lives at immediate risk.that the shrill warnings spouted by Abbott and other elected officials are emboldening those looking for excuses to unleash violence and hate.
Cuellar's sentiments were echoed by one Eagle Pass resident, who said during a counter-convoy press conference on Sunday that she never felt unsafe in her town until the convoy showed up.
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