When 10 migrant men died in San Antonio in 2017 after riding for hours in a sweltering tractor-trailer without food or water, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas called the deaths a “heartbreaking tragedy” and took note of state legislation he signed to combat what he described as a human trafficking epidemic in his state.
Two years later, when an S.U.V. filled with undocumented migrants crashed in South Texas after being chased by the police, killing six people, Mr. Abbott released no official statement.
Mr. Abbott did not appear to comment on Twitter about either episode — nor did he attribute the deaths to the policies of the president at the time, Donald J. Trump.
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