LIVE VIDEO: Beto O’Rourke Debates Greg Abbott

The Texas Tribune reports:

Hours ahead of the only planned gubernatorial debate of the election cycle, the families of Uvalde school shooting victims threw their support behind Democrat Beto O’Rourke, saying in a news conference that incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, had not taken meaningful enough action on gun control measures following the deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers.

“I’m speaking directly to moms when I say our babies’ lives are on the ballot,” said Kimberly Rubio, the mother of 10-year-old Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio who was killed during the school shooting. “It happened to me, it can happen to you. And this pain, it’ll bring you to your knees.” She faulted Abbott for not taking action to restrict access to guns after meeting with family members who asked him to call a special session to raise the age for buying an assault rifle from 18 to 21.

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Greg Abbott let more people into the room to watch him ban abortion in cases of rape and incest than he’s letting into the room to watch tonight’s debate. pic.twitter.com/lhFb2qbY5n

— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 30, 2022