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What to Expect Now That Greg Abbott's Dropped Out of the Gubernatorial Debate

Attorney General Greg Abbott announces an organized scam against people whose information was released online.
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Attorney General Greg Abbott says he won't participate in the only scheduled gubernatorial debate against his opponent Wendy Davis.

Republican candidate Greg Abbott has reversed his decision to appear in the only gubernatorial debate to be broadcast on statewide television. 

Abbot and his Democractic opponent, Wendy Davis, had both agreed to participate in a roundtable debate in Dallas on Sept. 30 broadcast on WFAA.  But Abbott's team reversed an earlier decision and said it will not participate because of disagreements with the round-table format. 

Emily Ramshaw, editor of the Texas Tribune, joins Texas Standard host David Brown to discuss Abbott's decision and whether the 2016 presidential election speculations are over-shadowing the Texas governor's race.  

  

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