Few fireworks in first Texas governor’s debate

By Paul Weber

Published September 20, 2014 2:20am ET

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Few fireworks in first Texas governor’s debate — Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, left, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott prepare to answer questions during the Rio Grande Valley Gubernatorial Debate Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg, Texas. The debate was the first of two scheduled before the November election. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Gabe Hernandez, Pool) | Gabe Hernandez

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Democrat Wendy Davis came out swinging against Republican Greg Abbott over classroom dollars and women in the first debate of the Texas governor’s race Friday night, but uncomfortably skirted whether she supported President Barack Obama.

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