Texas Gov. Greg Abbott highlights immigration measures, state's economy in primetime address

Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a primetime address on Thursday night in San Marcos, Texas. Abbott highlighted the state's hard-line immigration measures and humming economy.

The speech drew applause from inside a Texas factory that Abbott chose as the backdrop to lay out his third term agenda, but some audiences elsewhere were not as enthusiastic.

He made no mention of last year's Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers during the half-hour address — which was immediately followed on Texas airwaves by parents of slain Robb Elementary students criticizing him for not supporting tougher gun laws.

Although Abbott used the speech to name school safety a priority for Texas lawmakers to tackle over the next three months, he did not lay out any specific proposals and reiterated a general opposition to new restrictions on firearms.