Gov. Greg Abbott endorses

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales amid primary runoff attacks that he’s a RINO

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday endorsed beleaguered Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in his primary runoff, which could help the congressman fend off attacks from the right that he is insufficiently moderate.

Abbott praised Gonzales, who is seeking a third term, for fighting for border security measures in Congress.

“He represents more than two-thirds of the Texas-Mexico border and knows the dangerous consequences that President Joe Biden’s reckless open border policies have on our state—and our nation,” Abbott said in a statement. “I know Tony will continue the fight in our nation's capital to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists, re-instate the Remain in Mexico policies, and deport people who illegally enter our country.”

Gonzales, 43, faces Brandon Herrera in the May primary runoff election for District 23, a massive expanse of rural West Texas from El Paso to the outskirts of San Antonio.

Herrera, a 28-year-old gun rights YouTuber, prevented Gonzales from securing the majority of votes needed to win the primary outright in March by securing 25% of ballots in the four-way race. With more than 3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, Herrera has made a name for himself by selling reassembled military grade weapons and reminding voters than Gonzales was the only Texas House Republican to vote in favor of gun safety legislation that passed in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school shooting (Uvalde is within the district).

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