governor greg abbott, we're glad to have you with us. done this three times before with your predecessor governor perry, now back with you. and governor perry always used to tell me back when we did this in 2012. he would say he's philosophy was low tax, low regulation, don't spend all the money. is that what you've been doing as well? >> that formed the foundation to getus to where we are now we'r doing so much more one thing we're working to achieve is to further diversify our economy. a lot of people don't know but texas has the largest medical center in the entire world another fact printed by the dallas morning news last year, if you look at areas in the country with the highest concentration of workers in the financial sector, it's not new york and nos boston and actually is dallas. if you look at the technology sector, texas not only has been number one in the nation for exports for 15 years but texas has been number one in the nation for exporting technology for five years in a row. and so our sectors are so diverse, leads to eve

cloud is a strong trump supporter who was endorsed by texas governor greg abbott.lection was called to replace sgra disgraced forme congressman who retire because. >> obrador is like president trump dislikes nafta and thinks his country got a bad deal in mexico and insists that mexico will not pay for the president trump's border wall. >> this election has been increasing violent and deadly with dozens of police stations killed across the country but it's the key to the future of mexico and more than 600 positions up for grabs and the country's relationship with the united states definitely at a crossroads. here is cnn's rafael romo. >> reporter: when he was accused of being a leftist who would allow russia to meddle in mexico elections, he went to the ocean and joked he was waiting for a russian submarine full of gold. >> you know a year and a half ago they said i was an interloper. >> reporter: like donald trump positioned himself as the anti-establishment candidate, andres manuel lopez obrador has declined them from the mafia as he called them. he is a leftist a

cloud is a strong trump supporter who was endorsed by texas governor greg abbott.he special election was called to replace a disgraced former congressman who resigned against sexual harassment claims blake farenthold. >>> >>> obrador is one of the candidates for mexico presidential election. he says mexico will not pay for trump's border wall. >>> dozens of politicians have been killed across mexico and the key to the future of mexico with more than 600 positions up for grabs here. the country's relationship with the u.s., of course, is at a crossroads. here is lein santiago. >> reporter: in mexico's largest stadium he fills almost every seat. ♪ >> reporter: andres manuel lopez obrador is on his third attempt to become mexican's president. the leftist candidate is promising to crack down on the crime. the populist candidate's message for change is resonating with voters. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: he has vowed to put mexico first. >> he is one more example of a populous wave that trump was part of as well. you'll have trump's make america great a

senate races, six governors races we see over and over again, those candidates running for governor greg abbotte state of texas we see record approval ratings because of the economy in the state of texas. he is no longer fighting against the federal government. you see that occurring with republicans running for gubernatorial office. republicans are running to pick up democratic-held senate seats. from standpoint of party in power that is republicans really tough sometimes to motivate people to get out and vote in off year election, asking them to support the status quo. the status quo is motivational and people want to see the economy. reflects well on president and reflects well on republicans running for house, senate, gubernatorial offices athe country. trish: we'll watch, crit, thank you. >> thank you. >> president trump is set to host a made in america event, with trade disputes with lots of other countries. will tensions come to the head when the head of the european commission leader meets with the president this week? we'll have details on that as we wait for president trump next. r th

then greg abbott, who he later followed to the governor's office where he now serves as governor abbott's general counsel. on behalf of the state of texas, andy's argued two cases before the united states supreme court and filled -- filed countless briefs in support of the state. because of his background and experience, andy has earned bipartisan support receiving recommendations from the general counsel to the obama foundation as well as the texas attorney general's office. and his confirmation hearing before the judiciary committee, andy spoke about his transition from a role as an advocate to that of a jurist. he explained how he views the role of a judge, a jurist is fundamentally different as it is. he went on to say the oath of a jurist is simply to administer justice impartially and to do equal right by rich and poor and to discharge justice in a fair and equal manner. this is exactly the type of judge we should want serving on our courts, someone who is impartial, not someone who will push for a particular ideology or political agenda on the bench. and i believe andy will follow

greg abbott enjoys huge support from the people. he's faced a few lawsuits himself.a latino wife who comes out and campaigns when necessary. ted cruz is latino himself. a lot of people think people of color in one block but there's a lot of conservative latinos in texas who want strong borders and fall for these identity politics. if you look at the contrast between ted cruz's ad and beto's ad -- ted cruz's ad tapped into that dog whistle and feeds on the xenophobe yeze xenophobe ye. >> it surprises me that works. in a state that is so dependent for its economic growth on mexico. if you go down -- if you go closest to the border, the relationship is fluid and positive. it surprises me this is a state where those dog whistles work rather than repel voters. >> i completely agree with you. i don't understand how it works. it's like a denial. also with everything going on with the child detentions and the forced family separations. i mean, now it's becoming -- i still don't understand how this can remain an issue of race. it has to be a human rights issue. i'm surprised

andrew oldham has been an ideological warrior behind some of texas governor greg abbott's most extreme positions against a woman's right to choose, against lgbtq people, and against solutions for the 800,000-plus dreamers put at risk for deportation by donald trump's rescission of daca. in 2013, as deputy solicitor general of texas, mr. oldham defeated dr defended a severe antichoice texas law, h.b. 2, that put restrictions on doctors delivering reproductive health care. the restrictive provisions were upheld by the fifth circuit but struck down in a subsequent u.s. supreme court case called whole women's health versus healther stead. in 2015, mr. oldham served as counsel of record for texas in its successive challenge to the deferred action for parental accountability for the dapa program. dapa would have provided protections for the parents of dreamers so families would not be cruelly separated as we are seeing with such terrible and sad results today under donald trump's zero tolerance policy at the border. while mr. oldham was advising governor abbott on legislation, his boss suppo

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