Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday accused the City of Dallas of driving AT&T out of downtown because of public safety and homelessness issues, claims the company itself has not made, and said the state will investigate whether the city has violated Texas law by failing to fully fund and staff its police department.
At a campaign event in Fort Worth on Tuesday, the governor cited the city’s failure to fully fund and staff the police department and “contain a homeless problem” following AT&T’s announcement on Monday that it’s officially moving its global headquarters from Downtown Dallas to Plano in the next three years.
Abbott made the allegations during a news conference at the Fort Worth Police Officers Association headquarters as he accepted their endorsement in his bid for a fourth term…