Texas Mass Shooting Tragedy: Governor's Rhetoric and Manhunt for Gunman.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott faced criticism for using anti-immigrant rhetoric while announcing a reward for the capture of a man accused of fatally shooting five people. Abbott described the victims as "illegal immigrants," drawing ire from immigration advocates and lawmakers who accused him of deflecting attention from the state's lax gun laws. Critics also decried Abbott's Operation Lone Star, which has cost taxpayers millions of dollars weekly and involves law enforcement agencies not directly part of the operation. Texas Republicans have refused to act on gun control measures, instead loosening them, despite calls from victims' families and polls showing American voters favor gun control.