FILE – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in San Antonio. Gov. Abbott is lashing out at the local prosecutor in his state’s capital, floating the possibility of clemency to 19 Austin police officers indicted for tactics used against during 2020 demonstrations against racial injustice. In his first public statement on the indictments, the Republican said Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, that officers “should be praised for their efforts, not prosecuted.” (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)