(WBAP/KLIF) – The specifics are still up the air, but Texas gubernatorial candidates are slated to take the stage for a debate next month.
Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that he accepted an invitation from Nexstar Media Group for the Texas Gubernatorial Debate to take place in the Rio Grande Valley. In a statement, Abbott’s campaign said the debate will be the one and only gubernatorial debate of the 2022 election.
“Governor Abbott is looking forward to debating Beto O’Rourke and explaining to all Texans about the Governor’s efforts to secure the future of Texas by securing the border, defunding cities that defund the police, lowering property taxes, and protecting our oil & gas industry.,” said Texans for Greg Abbott Campaign Chairman Gardner Pate. “Unlike Beto O’Rourke, who supports open borders, defunding the police, increasing property taxes, and supports radical energy policies that would hurt our oil & gas workers.”
O’Rourke said he’ll be at the debate, but had requests of the Governor.
“We look forward to attending a forum hosted by Nexstar Media Group in the Rio Grande Valley at a mutually agreed upon date and time, but one debate in one community for the entire state of Texas is not nearly enough,” said O’Rourke’s campaign. “The people of Texas deserve better. That’s why Beto invites Governor Abbott to participate in three town hall-style debates in every region of the state during weeknights this fall where they can take questions directly from their fellow Texans.”
“While Beto has held 80 town hall meetings where he has answered over 500 questions from Texans from any political party in every part of the state, Abbott has not held public town halls where he takes questions in person from those he is supposed to serve. That helps to explain why his extreme policies are so out of touch with the overwhelming majority of Texans.
According to Abbott, the Nexstar debate is set for September 30 at the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg.
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