Greg Abbott in Fox News Sunday interviews during 2021

On Abortion: Protect every child with heartbeat; no exceptions

ABBOTT: I've got to tell you, you're making a hypothetical that is not going to happen because that bill is not going to reach my desk. But, second, again, the goal is to protect the life of every child with a heartbeat.

On Immigration: Biden Administration in dereliction of duty on border

MAYORKAS: It is the policy of this administration. We do not agree with the building of the wall. The law provides that individuals can make a claim for humanitarian relief. That is actually one of our proudest traditions.

ABBOTT: Listen, Secretary Mayorkas and even, I can be candid, even President Biden, are in dereliction of duty. The United States Constitution itself requires that the president and that the federal government secure the sovereignty of the United States of America, and the Biden administration has abandoned any pretense of securing the sovereignty of either Texas or the United States.

On Immigration: Hire Border Patrol agents who are fired by feds

On Immigration: Border unsecured, there's onrush of illegal immigration

MAYORKAS: This is nothing new. We've seen this type of irregular migration many, many times throughout the years. I don't know if Governor Abbott said the same thing in 2019 when there were more than a million people encountered at the southern border.