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Former state Sen. Don Huffines announces he’ll challenge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022 GOP primary The Dallas businessman says Texans are “out of patience” over “open” border, high property taxes and “corrupt election procedures.” Former state Sen. Don Huffines, shown at an October 2019 event by opponents of impeaching then-President Donald Trump in Richardson, Texas, announced on Monday that he is running for governor next year.((Robert W. Hart/Special Contributor)) Updated at 4:53 p.m.: to include remarks from a Huffines speech in Collin County in February. AUSTIN Former Texas state Sen. Don Huffines is running for governor, and from the broadsides he launched against two-term Gov. Greg Abbott’s stewardship on Monday, it’s clear the Dallas businessman will try to attack the incumbent Republican from the right. ....
Don Huffines in a 2014 interview with KERA s Shelley Kofler. Former state Sen. Don Huffines announced on Monday that he’s challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2022 primary race. Huffines is a conservative Republican from Dallas who’s criticized Abbott for being too slow to fully reopen the state during the pandemic. He s also blamed Abbott for the statewide blackouts during February s catastrophic winter snowstorm. “For too long, Texas has been let down by politicians who offer nothing but excuses and lies,” he said in a press release, which didn t directly mention Abbott. Huffines is calling for stronger action on border security, election integrity and property taxes. He said he’s committed to finishing the border wall and rooting out corruption in Austin. ....
Former state Sen. Don Huffines challenges Gov. Greg Abbott in GOP primary FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Greg Abbott will have a Republican primary opponent in 2022. Former State Sen. Don Huffines, a frequent critic of Abbott’s handling of the pandemic, announced Monday that he is running for governor in 2022. In his announcement, Huffines blasted politicians who make promises they don’t keep. “I’m tired of being lied to. We all are,” Huffines said. “That’s why I’m running for Texas governor.” Huffines, 63, is a Dallas Republican who, along with his brother, co-founded Huffines Communities, a real estate development company. Huffines was in the Texas Senate from 2015 to 2019 when he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Nathan Johnson, despite having Abbott’s endorsement. ....
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