By Signing ‘sanctuary Cities' Bill, Abbott Angered Two Constituencies He Wooed During His Campaign

AUSTIN — During his gubernatorial campaign in 2014, Gov. Greg Abbott trotted out a campaign ad that would become one of the most memorable in recent state history.It featured his Latina mother-in-law, Mary Lucy Phalen, speaking in both English and Spanish, and it played on two tenets central to many Latinos: faith and family. It also pulled at the heartstrings of that population by conjuring the image of Phalen as Abbott's "madrina," the affection-filled word for godmother in Spanish.  Continue reading...