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The statement said that in 2009, Wendy Davis, then a newly elected state senator from Fort Worth, and now Abbott s Democratic rival for attorney general, was one of two votes against legislation that stiffened penalties for the theft of relatively small numbers of cattle, horse, sheep, swine and goats.
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Joining Davis in voting no on the rustling bill was Sen. Carlos Uresti, the San Antonio Democrat who contemplated running for attorney general to succeed Abbott this year. senator, governor and president of the Republic of Texas.
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Abbott and Cornyn go way back. They served on the state Supreme Court together and Cornyn was Abbott s predecessor as attorney general. Senate, Abbott was elected attorney general. But Abbott is in the far more high profile race this year and he was top dog at the Cowboy Hall of Fame, with Cornyn introducing him.
Cornyn was also campaigning with Abbott Wednesday afternoon in San Antonio, with Abbott fitting in a visit to San Angelo in between.
Cornyn s Democratic rival, Dr. David Alameel, who made a fortune building and selling a chain of dental clinics in the Dallas area, has self financed his Senate primary and general election effort, as well as a previous unsuccessful run for the Democratic nomination for a Dallas congressional seat. But Cornyn said it appears that Alameel has stopped sinking money into this campaign.
My opponent spent millions of dollars in the primary and then decided, apparently after looking at the polls, that this was an unwinnable race and is not actually investing his money in the general election, Cornyn said.
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Cornyn and Alameel debated last Friday in Dallas. It was sponsored by Univision and broadcast on Univision stations in Texas, dubbed into Spanish. The debate is also available in English on C SPAN.
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The attorney general s defense in court of the state s voter ID law is a popular component of Abbott s stump speech, in which he says the law is essential to end what he said is the real threat of cheating in elections.