GOP’s Abbott wins 3rd term as Texas governor, beats O’Rourke

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decisively won a third term Tuesday night, defeating Democrat Beto O’Rourke in a midterm race that tested the direction of America’s supersized red state following the Uvalde school massacre and a strict new abortion ban.. The victory underlined Abbott’s durability.

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