The governor attended a campaign event hours after the Uvalde shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.
The Dallas Morning News reported that the governor stopped on the way to Austin to let people know he couldn't stay.
The governor didn't leave until about three hours after he arrived, according to records obtained by the outlet.
According to the newspaper, Abbott could have raised tens of thousands of dollars at the event.
The governor's campaign spokeswoman said that Abbott's description of his movements were accurate.
Governor Abbott canceled all political activity, including raising money, because he was the one who took advantage of the tragedy in Uvalde.
The governor was called out at a press conference the day after the shooting.
It's on you, this is on you. This will continue until you decide to do something different, O'Rourke said in May. If someone doesn't stand up for the children of this state, they will be killed like they were in Uvalde yesterday.
In an interview with KENS-TV Friday, Abbott said he was at the event to let people know what was happening in Uvalde and that he took questions about that.
Law enforcement's response to the Uvalde shooting has come under fire. Pete Arredondo resigned from the City Council after the outrage. The community has continued to call for his removal as the school police chief.
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