Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, backed by other Republican state governors, military leaders and law enforcement officers, speaks at a press conference on the United States’ southern border in Mission, Texas, on Oct. 6, 2021, to speak on what he described as the continuing crisis at the border. AARON E. MARTINEZ/AMERICAN-STATESMAN
John C. Moritz Corpus Christi Caller Times USA TODAY NETWORK – TEXAS AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott’s news conference at the Texas-Mexico border had barely…